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Does anyone know of a good substitute for Caran d'Ache Saffron, please? Not a bright orange, but one as much like Saffron as possible. Thank you for any suggestions.

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That's sounds as if is an awesome task. I look forward to seeing the comparison test. I'm sure I will be able to find something suitable there.

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I too can't wait until that review -- as excellent as usual -- from Poland arrives, but in the meantime you might want to take a look at Herbin's Orange Indien, CdA's new Electric Orange, MB's (discontinued) Gandhi, Pelikan's Amber or even their Mandarin.

 

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Thanks, Mike. I have Orange Indien, and was thinking about Zpelikan's Mandarin and Amber, but not sure which to buy. Electric Orange looks a bit too bright for what I'm looking for. I'd love to try MB's Gandhi, but really have no hope of finding a bottle.

 

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What about Noodler's Apache Sunset?

 

I'm looking forward to visvamitra's review as well!

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It's almost impossible to buy Noodlers here in the UK, otherwise I would give it a go.

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It's almost impossible to buy Noodlers here in the UK, otherwise I would give it a go.

That's right. I've heard that before. I'll bet they'd do well to export their ink, given all of the fountain pen and ink enthusiasts round the world. ;)

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That's right. I've heard that before. I'll bet they'd do well to export their ink, given all of the fountain pen and ink enthusiasts round the world. ;)

 

I doubt he wants to get into that with the costs involved. Mr. Tardiff's prime directive seems to be keeping costs as low as possible. Unlike just about every other manufacturer!

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I have Saffron, Apache Sunset and Habanero. To me Habanero is closer than AS.

 

btw, Saffron is still available. I got mine for about $25.

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Many of the discontinued colors are able to be found if you look hard enough, if that's what you meant by "available". Interestingly, I've found that European sellers tend to have them more often than US sellers.

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Show me a photo of written sample and maybe I can suggest something.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Show me a photo of written sample and maybe I can suggest something.

This "shade" of Saffron isn't bad IMO. In any case it isn't especially bright, just like Hetty said...

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How about Stipula Saffron. It's a beautiful ink.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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How about Stipula Saffron. It's a beautiful ink.

Does anyone know where Stipula inks are available in the UK or Europe? Stipula Zafferano (Sapphron) looks a beautiful ink that I should

Ike to try.

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http://www.isellpens.com/category_s/1976.htm

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Oops, sorry. I was just rushing through.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

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