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Strange, the blue/green aka turquoise goes with Pelikan's decision to declare "aquamarine" the color of the year.

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I have both pens the OP mentioned. I like the Apple Green. I think, and please correct me if I'm wrong, that the colors are being added to the regular line. New special edition colors should still come out. It seems like the Al-Star color was already shown as a yellow-green looking color.

If I've misunderstood what this thread is about, please forgive me.

 

Yes, you are correct, the two pictured in the OP are being added to the regular lineup. The Al Star LE is called "Charged Green", and I think the Safari LE is, purple?

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Hi folks,

 

we have finally seen new Lamy pens for 2016 (not all of them), so I asked our resident photographer Faisal to take some photos.

This is the best colour representation of Lamy Al-Star Charged green pens and matching ink we could do :)

 

Enjoy!

 

Mishka

 

ps: Charged green will be available in February (few more sleeps :vbg: )

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Hi p2p! (Everyone)

 

Yes, the Dark Lilac (Model #L73) is scheduled for April.

 

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Charged Green (Model #L52) is due next month

 

Blue-Green (Model #L32-Was LE Model last year) will be back as a standard model starting April.

 

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Hi p2p! (Everyone)

 

Yes, the Dark Lilac (Model #L73) is scheduled for April.

 

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Charged Green (Model #L52) is due next month

 

Blue-Green (Model #L32-Was LE Model last year) will be back as a standard model starting April.

 

Regards,

Frank

 

When will the green Safari be available? February?... :D

 

 

 

I promised myself I can buy one more Safari or Al-Star, but I'm having a hard time deciding which one I'll buy :lol:

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What I really do wish is that Lamy would bring out once again the Coffee special from 2011. I think this was an Al-Star special, but it may have been a Safari. There is a lack of brown colours and the Coffee special was brilliant.

 

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Thanks Frank! (and Hi!)

 

Every recent year, I say no more.. but then I see the useful value in Safari, because I use them every day.

 

Purple is Not my favorite color by a long stretch.. But I do like the exact color shown in preview.

- so I'm excited about this one.

 

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Apparently Wonderpens in Canada (no affiliation) just got the charged green Al-Star in stock, if anyone is too impatient to wait a few days till February.

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Funny, I was thinking the opposite (and the Safari only "meh" at that).

I'm going to hold out for the Purple Safari and see if it's a purple that I can tolerate -- I like the color of the purple Al-Star, but I picked up one at OPS and the corners on that triangular grip are sharp (as in "owwy" sharp... :angry:).

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I was wondering about that, is there a significant difference between the Safari and the Al-Star grip?

 

In close up pictures, it seems that the Al-Star has a "step" between the body and the grip right in front of the O-ring as opposed to the Safari/Vista body/o ring/back of the grip forming a nice even surface, which would explain the need for the fingertips to bear down the front corners of the the Al-Star grip.

 

Has anyone else experienced a difference in holding each pen due to the step necessitating a different grip on the Al-Star versus the Safari?

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I was wondering about that, is there a significant difference between the Safari and the Al-Star grip?

No, they are exactly the same (although the Safari and Vista have a plastic ring between the front section and the barrel). Sometimes the mould split-lines are more prominent on some examples. A quick run-down of the thumb nail sorts that though.

 

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My goodness, that blue-green Al Star is gorgeous! Maybe I'll choose that color with my next Al Star. Or perhaps red or orange, if I have that option. I'd definitely like to be able to compare them all together to make a decision :-).

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I do not collect pens just because they come out in a pretty new colour each year.

 

Therefore I have declared Safaris "Honorary Not-Pens". Now I am going to have to make the same declaration for the Al-Stars.

 

The problem with the Al-Stars is that you cannot photograph them properly. You just have to get one in your hand to truly appreciate the depth of colour in the anodising.

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Hi folks,

 

we have finally seen new Lamy pens for 2016 (not all of them), so I asked our resident photographer Faisal to take some photos.

This is the best colour representation of Lamy Al-Star Charged green pens and matching ink we could do :)

 

Enjoy!

 

Mishka

 

ps: Charged green will be available in February (few more sleeps :vbg: )

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I was not a fan of "Charged Green" when I first saw it, but it's growing on me with pics like these. My resolve to resist is fading.

 

If it had a black clip I think I'd *have* to have one.

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{tapping foot impatiently} ... when will the Charged Green be available in the United States? Have checked a few US sites and they're not yet available, even though I've seen it available at several places outside the US.

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