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+1. I, too, was hoping for a purple or a brown. I worry that the 2013 colour will be too similar to the Lime and Yellow Safaris to warrant making it a special edition.

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Was thinking.... the 2012 green lemon is very similar to a green highlighter, so a yellow highlighter, that close the highlighter series of 2012~ 2013.

 

On 2014 will be another colour, maybe the purple or brown.

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In case you are still interested, the aquamarine Safari (along the pink from 2010) is still available in the HK store Stationery Art without that much of a markup , I have purchased two Pilot 78g there and their shipping rate/time is fairly reasonable. Anyway, I managed to snap one of the last Turquoise one in the Maryland based Penboutique back in September.

 

Oh my. This almost seems too good to be true. :cloud9: Particularly given the shipping rates. Thanks for pointing me there - I just ordered the pair of them...with any luck, I'll get them, and not an "out of stock" notice!

 

And if I do, it'll more than make up for the utter disappointment that is the fluorescent yellow. They could have at least put a different colour clip on it!

 

If the AL-Star could be released in copper and gold and either pen in dark green, you could mix and match parts to get pens for all the various Hogwarts houses...

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I'm kicking myself for missing the turquoise last year...my favorite colour! :headsmack: Somewhat unwilling to pay double the retail price just for a different colour... I'm trying to hold off on ordering any more ink or pens from anywhere other than eBay until I know what's coming out and if I need to add it to the collection or not!

 

I could go for purple! Any shade, really.

 

And an ice green AL-Star would be a treat, too, if anyone's listening? :puddle:

 

In case you are still interested, the aquamarine Safari (along the pink from 2010) is still available in the HK store Stationery Art without that much of a markup , I have purchased two Pilot 78g there and their shipping rate/time is fairly reasonable. Anyway, I managed to snap one of the last Turquoise one in the Maryland based Penboutique back in September.

 

Thank you so much! It looks like I might have snatched up the last Aquamarine. I was prepared to pay $50+ dollars each for the Pink and Aquamarine. I've only recently gotten into this hobby, so I still have a lot to learn, it seems!

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Neon yellow? I'm disappointed! I really wanted to purple, too. The purple Al-Star is just too dark for my liking. I'd be thrilled with a Barney-purple Safari!

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I saw today in the 2013 catalog in the Lamy distribuitor today in my city.

 

And the winner is......

 

Fluorescent Yellow with silver clip :clap1:

 

 

Why would it be disappointing? Paint some red/black circles on it and you'll have a Pikachu-themed FP for your younger cousins :roflmho:

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I had been meaning to get a Safari for quite a while and this made me go grab one of the lime green ones from this year!

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I 'gifted' my green apple Safari, though I kept the apple red I bought at the same time. I'll also hang onto my white and blue Safaris. Yellow does nothing for me, I must say :(

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I hope it's not true. I was hoping for purple, too. I asked Lamy USA to confirm the fluorescent yellow and they said they didn't know what the color would be, that they should find out in February. Interesting.

 

 

I hope it's not true, too. As someone said above, purple is an obvious *hole* in their color rainbow. Any shade would've been nice, and I would've also been really happy with a brown or khaki. Practically anything but fluorescent yellow with a silver clip!

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another yellow? wince-tic..

I like the color yellow.. but isn't yellow fairly well represented already?

Clearly have not discerned the mind of Lamy..

 

unless.. ? folks skip the new yellow - it becomes the new terra/vanna/orange/lime - those who stock up become the next Safari tycoons..

there must be a reason..

sigh.

 

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I like the color yellow.. but isn't yellow fairly well represented already?

Clearly have not discerned the mind of Lamy..

 

Exactly. It's not that I'm anti-yellow, but why another variation when there are colors that haven't even made an appearance yet?

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Lamy is caught in a repetitive cycle: yellow, blue, and green seem to dominate the Safari palate. What gives? LEs gain attention with difference. If the new one were purple or brown I may buy one.

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another yellow? wince-tic..

I like the color yellow.. but isn't yellow fairly well represented already?

Clearly have not discerned the mind of Lamy..

 

unless.. ? folks skip the new yellow - it becomes the new terra/vanna/orange/lime - those who stock up become the next Safari tycoons..

there must be a reason..

sigh.

 

 

Did people really not buy a lot of the Orange? Is that why it's so expensive now on E-bay? I can never find one for less than $80. It just seems odd to me, since I would have thought that orange would be a popular color.

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Hullo! Returning member here from way back 2008 or so. Have been out of the fountain pen loop for years, and I have missed out on quite a few limited edition Lamy Safari colors, specifically the following: pink, turquoise, savannah (olive green, but I wonder if it belongs to the same line, because its clip is black), lime (yellow-green), but I have caught the green locally.

 

Any ideas on where I could still purchase NOS in box of these aforementioned colors?

 

Thanks! I'm quite glad to be back. Happy holidays to everyone!

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