2014's Safari Colours

[theolu]

Have they ever done a navy pen with an orange clip. That would be my dream Safari. Or a Maroon Pen with a yellow clip!

But actual thoughts on 2014.... I wonder if they'll keep up the Neon theme and do a few more of those.

[EDIT] I decided to play with this idea a bit more on my blog and I made two mockups for what I'd love to see. (If you want to read the entire post with all my rational you can click here).

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Is it just me or do these look like the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins editions?

[heath]

Have they ever done a navy pen with an orange clip. That would be my dream Safari. Or a Maroon Pen with a yellow clip!

But actual thoughts on 2014.... I wonder if they'll keep up the Neon theme and do a few more of those.

[EDIT] I decided to play with this idea a bit more on my blog and I made two mockups for what I'd love to see. (If you want to read the entire post with all my rational you can click here).

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Is it just me or do these look like the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins editions?

It's more like the Auburn Tigers and Washington Redskins.

[discopig]

I'm not a huge fan of the neon colors, but I really love the 2012 apple green one. Definitely my favorite Safari.

[antirealist]

If they made a premium priced Safari out of fancy acrylics I might buy one.

Or - even better - precious resin!

I'm very fond of Safaris. I bought my first one 30 years ago, and it was my only pen for 10 years, finally succumbing to sudden falling-apart disorder, secondary to chronic cross-top clip-screw twiddling syndrome. They are a modern design classic, and in my opinion the ABS material is part of that. Perhaps that's why I was never taken by the Al-Star, which doesn't seem to wear as well as the classic model.

[Bogon07]

The ABS plastic is incredibly well wearing and seems slightly more scratch resistance than the aluminum of the Al-Star.

The Joy is good desktop pen but that long tail can poke out an eye if you fall asleep while using one.

I think the Nexx is an under-rated pen hampered by the less than stylish cap.

[Sailor Kenshin]

I have a few of the Nexx-es and I love 'em.

[snedwos]

The nexx m has a better cap. And the opal green is nice.


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[Bogon07]

The nexx m has a better cap. And the opal green is nice.

The metal clip and band do look a bit better don't they.

That Opal green is a nice colour.

[BikerBabe]

Black with red clip or red with black clip, that would be my dream version. And that Coffee version sure sounds nice, especially if it came with a black or gold clip.
The neon colors isn't my thing.

[chad.trent]

I still want them to do Vistas in tinted colors, like Monteverde does with the Artista Crystal. Bright colors would be nice, but so would subdued colors like smoke or amber like TWSBI does.

The Safari and Al-Star get LE's. The Vista should too.

[VertOlive]

Gosh. I got a Safari (the graphite-greyish one with the black nib--sort of a 'Stealth' look) just to see what everyone is talking about. So far, I feel I might not have the right ink in it or the flow isn't right or some such. And, this may sound odd, but the nib gives me the sensation of being plastic as it rubs across the paper.....

Anyway, I'd be for a very dark purple--in the Aubergine/Eggplant range...

Checking my meds now.

[Sailor Kenshin]

Gosh. I got a Safari (the graphite-greyish one with the black nib--sort of a 'Stealth' look) just to see what everyone is talking about. So far, I feel I might not have the right ink in it or the flow isn't right or some such. And, this may sound odd, but the nib gives me the sensation of being plastic as it rubs across the paper.....

Anyway, I'd be for a very dark purple--in the Aubergine/Eggplant range...

Checking my meds now.

What size nib?

[Bogon07]

The Coln Gallery has Shiny Pink as the 2014 colour. It seems similar to the previous pink LE pens to me. Must surely be a mistake or maybe they mean the pink is becoming a regular colour this year.
http://www.colnart.com/collections/l...he-2014-colour

Meanwhile the Lamy Nexx is coming with a Neon Orange special edition.
http://www.lamy.com/content/new_prod...index_eng.html

[Toffer]

Surely not, where is the purple!!!???? At least I can find a pink now though.

[Sailor Kenshin]

The Coln Gallery has Shiny Pink as the 2014 colour. It seems similar to the previous pink LE pens to me. Must surely be a mistake or maybe they mean the pink is becoming a regular colour this year.
http://www.colnart.com/collections/l...he-2014-colour

Meanwhile the Lamy Nexx is coming with a Neon Orange special edition.
http://www.lamy.com/content/new_prod...index_eng.html

Already have a pink. Might buy this just to re-sell at an inflated price down the road.

[kaisnowbird]

The Coln Gallery has Shiny Pink as the 2014 colour. It seems similar to the previous pink LE pens to me. Must surely be a mistake or maybe they mean the pink is becoming a regular colour this year.
http://www.colnart.com/collections/l...he-2014-colour

Meanwhile the Lamy Nexx is coming with a Neon Orange special edition.
http://www.lamy.com/content/new_prod...index_eng.html

I think the original pink LE had pink end to the cap, whereas the new pink released in 2013 has the black finial thing.

[Bogon07]

The Coln Gallery has Shiny Pink as the 2014 colour. It seems similar to the previous pink LE pens to me. Must surely be a mistake or maybe they mean the pink is becoming a regular colour this year.
http://www.colnart.com/collections/l...he-2014-colour

Meanwhile the Lamy Nexx is coming with a Neon Orange special edition.
http://www.lamy.com/content/new_prod...index_eng.html

I think the original pink LE had pink end to the cap, whereas the new pink released in 2013 has the black finial thing.

Yep, Lamy love their end cap variations; from Gino Santaguida's Safari list there were also
Pink with a pink dot end cap 2009 - I thought the dot usually designates a rollerball (must remember to have a look next time I see some).*
Pink with a pink cross end cap 2011 - I think this was re-released in 2013 again.

If Lamy were to follow Pantone, the colour of the year 2014 would be Radiant Orchid 18-3224 - and we would finally have a purple Safari.
http://www.pantone.com/pages/index.aspx?pg=21129



* Rollerballs have a single groove across the cap button.
The Studio rollerball has a depressed dot.

[Avalona]

The Coln Gallery has Shiny Pink as the 2014 colour. It seems similar to the previous pink LE pens to me. Must surely be a mistake or maybe they mean the pink is becoming a regular colour this year.
http://www.colnart.com/collections/l...he-2014-colour

Meanwhile the Lamy Nexx is coming with a Neon Orange special edition.
http://www.lamy.com/content/new_prod...index_eng.html

That looks exactly like the pink that got re-released last year. :/ If it is the 2014 colour, maybe I'll get a Nexx or an Al-Star instead.

[Mesu]

If Lamy were to follow Pantone, the colour of the year 2014 would be Radiant Orchid 18-3224 - and we would finally have a purple Safari.
http://www.pantone.com/pages/index.aspx?pg=21129

Would Lamy release a Purple Safari, now that Hero has already released a purple clone?

[migo984]

If Lamy were to follow Pantone, the colour of the year 2014 would be Radiant Orchid 18-3224 - and we would finally have a purple Safari.
http://www.pantone.com/pages/index.aspx?pg=21129

I really dislike that Radiant Orchid. The definition of both sickly & insipid