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    Default Lamy Safari for 2015

    Someone on the other board said that the new color for 2015 will be neon. Someone else said it would be neon green.

    He or she also received an email from the company saying there were prototypes for a purple, but they were not ready to launch one yet.

    Nothing about the Al-Star. (I finally bought the blue-green and I do think it is pretty; nicer than most of the pictures.)
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    Default Re: Lamy Safari for 2015

    Would that make three Neons in a row? I thought the Neon Yellow was very green-looking.
    My other pen is a Montblanc.

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    Default Re: Lamy Safari for 2015

    Oh crud.

    Lady Onogaro, what is the source of the person on the other board?

    And how many neon colors are left, anyway? Neon orange? Meh. Not to mention that they did a nice orange not so long ago.

    I will buy it anyway, so I'm not one to talk. But I really want a purple Safari. Anyone for occupying Lamy?

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    Default Re: Lamy Safari for 2015

    Hello, Lamy, what about neon purple? Sigh.

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    Default Re: Lamy Safari for 2015

    Okay someone over on FPN says it's neon green. No source.

    If true, someone at Lamy needs to be (figuratively) slapped upside the head.

    They've recently put out Apple Green, Lime Green and Neon Yellow, which as Sailor Kenshin says is pretty green looking. And now another green?

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    Default Re: Lamy Safari for 2015

    Yeah Lamy' recent color choices have made me even less likely to buy them, which is too bad the ones I do have are solid reliable pens (if not spectacular), but jeez the colors have been ugly recently. To my eye at least.
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    Default Re: Lamy Safari for 2015

    I too would love a nice purple Safari.

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    Default Re: Lamy Safari for 2015

    I swore I wouldn't get the Neon Coral, but I caved, and I love it. Aannnd the matching ink! But it's a summer color. What about a nice sober fall/winter color?
    My other pen is a Montblanc.

    And my other blog is a tumblr!


    And my latest ebook, for spooky wintery reading:

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    Default Re: Lamy Safari for 2015

    I really don't understand Lamy's fixation with bright green colors in recent years.

    And, why neon three years in a row?

    I wish they would change things up a little.
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    Default Re: Lamy Safari for 2015

    Lime green, apple green, neon yellow, and now neon green? That's a bit excessive.

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    Default Re: Lamy Safari for 2015

    It does make them easier to find on a cluttered desk(;-).

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    Default Re: Lamy Safari for 2015

    I want Olive Drab Green with black furnishings and nib. Tactical!

    Or Orange with black furnishings and nib. Tiger-ical!
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    Default Re: Lamy Safari for 2015

    Quote Originally Posted by Sailor Kenshin View Post
    I swore I wouldn't get the Neon Coral, but I caved, and I love it. Aannnd the matching ink! But it's a summer color. What about a nice sober fall/winter color?
    Ooh, I would love a nice muted colour. Mustard or beige or oxblood or something would be fantastic.

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    Default Re: Lamy Safari for 2015

    So, thanks to klp, I learn that Dan has confirmed, here, that the 2015 Safari is indeed neon green. There's a photo at the link.

    I think Dan's words captured my disappointment perfectly, as a fan. I mean, I understand some people actively like the color, and I'm glad for them. It is different. And I guess if you are a fan of neon, no other company is catering to your preferences. Or if you are a new convert to Safari and haven't bought any of the previous neon or green iterations, you can finally get yours now. So no problem if you like it. I'm just thinking that there are also a lot of us who have faithfully bought the neon and green models already, who maybe look forward each year to getting something different, something sorely needed in the Safari lineup.

    Or maybe they might take advantage of the huge demand for retro and bring back modern versions of some sought-after older models. Why let eBay resellers and counterfeiters have all the fun?

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    Default Re: Lamy Safari for 2015

    "When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
    and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."

    ~ Benjamin Franklin

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    Default Re: Lamy Safari for 2015

    Jon, that is very apt.

    Hey, can you hand-hammer a Neon Green Safari for me?

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    Default Re: Lamy Safari for 2015

    I can.

    I actually plan on doing a one-off on my only Lamy, a Vista. Coming soon in Spring 2015!
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    Default Re: Lamy Safari for 2015

    I have the Apple and the Neon Yellow. As I had the Pink, I wasn't sure I'd want the Neon Coral, but I caved. Yes, the Neon theme's wearing thin. But I'll have to see a comparison.

    Maybe if they put out a Neon Green ink, I'll cave on this, too.

    A remark on the blog amused me. The Safari, and 'expensive' fountain pen? I guess, compared to a Hero 616...
    My other pen is a Montblanc.

    And my other blog is a tumblr!


    And my latest ebook, for spooky wintery reading:

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CM2NGSSD

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    Default Re: Lamy Safari for 2015

    Quote Originally Posted by Sailor Kenshin View Post
    I have the Apple and the Neon Yellow. As I had the Pink, I wasn't sure I'd want the Neon Coral, but I caved. Yes, the Neon theme's wearing thin. But I'll have to see a comparison.

    Maybe if they put out a Neon Green ink, I'll cave on this, too.

    A remark on the blog amused me. The Safari, and 'expensive' fountain pen? I guess, compared to a Hero 616...
    I like the Neon Coral. Not as much as the regular Pink, but I do like it. Plus another pink was coming tantalizingly closer to purple. But I actually even like the Neon Yellow, which I thought I'd hate. I just think, as Dan said, I just wish Lamy had switched it up a bit. Three neons in a row. And three greens since 2008, even if you don't count Neon Yellow, which I think is a greenish yellow.

    I liked the Neon Coral ink, but I'm safe from Neon Green ink.

    What makes it silly, personally, is that I'll buy the Neon Green Safari, whether or not I like it. So it's not a serious rant. On the list of serious problems facing the world, Lamy's putting out this color Safari doesn't rank at all.

    It's just such an opportunity lost. For Lamy. I'm one of those fans who wants to see companies do well by its customers. I'm like an Apple fan, I guess.

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