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Hi,

 

Yesterday I was in Casa della Stilografica (www.stilografica.it) and thay showed me some strange Visconti Van Gogh colors. I took this picture:

 

http://www.fountainpen.it/images/a/ad/ViscontVanGoghRareColors.jpg

 

(sorry I'm quite bad in digital photography, so it's not so clear)

 

I'm not so expert in modern fountain pen, so there is someone that know more about these colors and the standard Van Gogh colors?

 

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Simone

 

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I remember hearing that they were introducing eight new colors, so that might be those? I'm really loving the third and fifth from the right! Now if only I could find some myself. :lol:

 

Thanks for sharing!

Visconti: Aida 0/1871, Amigdala, Black Ripple 4/199, Black Storm 8/88, Blue Ripple 870/999, Blue Symphony 88/208, Carbon Dream 4/993, Chatterley Ripple^3 4/25, Custom Ripple 4/4, D'Essai, Gulliver, Homo Sapien, Metropolis 64/288, Millennium Arc 2/1000, Opera Aqua, Opera Demo 547/888, Opera Nordic^2, Opera Water^2, Pericle^2, Ponte Vecchio^2, Ragtime, Ragtime 1174/1988, Replica, VG Custom^8, VG Demo^2, VG Green^2, VG Red, VG Vanilla^3, Versailles 317/365, Viscontina 39/188, Voyager^2

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I'm with you on the 3rd and 5th.

 

There've been other, limited edition colors, for stores like Swisher's. So I'm not surprised to see alternate colors.

The ones I've seen so far are:

musk green

ocean blue

sandal red

tortoise shell

vanilla

black

solid yellow [i think it was exclusive for that Miami seller?]

pastel green [swisher's]

 

I'm sure others will be happy to fill me in on colors I've missed.

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I think this is a better color correction.

 

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Very interesting! I wonder whether they will be keeping the old colours, or discontinuing them.

 

My all time favourite Van Gogh is the Swisher special puke pastel green.

 

http://queenmargot.com/visconti_vangogh.jpg

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If they're going to make them with steel nibs, it'll be a moot point for me. :crybaby:

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ohhh, those are nice, i like them all, but i decided that my first van gogh will be a verde green maxi with a broad nib! :thumbup:

 

edit to add, ive been looking around for one of the verde green and have found a few. the one i am getting was in the 20's for the number out of the 188

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Well, you'll probably have to get the pen and nib separately because the stub was added after the Verde ceased being made. (It was a special run for Swisher, mostly.)

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I too am a fan of the 3rd and 5th from right. I've only had steel nibs on my Viscontis so I guess I won't know the difference if they switch to steel nibs for all their pens.

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Or mil spec green. I've got one, too. Once in hand, the color is strangley addictive...

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I miss my Swisher one. :(

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What is the name of the colors 3rd and 5th from the left? It looks pretty different from the Ocean Blue color.

 

Thanks.

 

Matt C.

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What is the name of the colors 3rd and 5th from the left? It looks pretty different from the Ocean Blue color.

I don't know that any of us know any of the new color names. The leftmost 5 are gold trim, though.

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I just want to know where to get them stateside, because I would by three, five, and six from the right in a heartbeat, cost be damned.

 

Anyone know? :notworthy1:

Visconti: Aida 0/1871, Amigdala, Black Ripple 4/199, Black Storm 8/88, Blue Ripple 870/999, Blue Symphony 88/208, Carbon Dream 4/993, Chatterley Ripple^3 4/25, Custom Ripple 4/4, D'Essai, Gulliver, Homo Sapien, Metropolis 64/288, Millennium Arc 2/1000, Opera Aqua, Opera Demo 547/888, Opera Nordic^2, Opera Water^2, Pericle^2, Ponte Vecchio^2, Ragtime, Ragtime 1174/1988, Replica, VG Custom^8, VG Demo^2, VG Green^2, VG Red, VG Vanilla^3, Versailles 317/365, Viscontina 39/188, Voyager^2

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The blue and teal pair is nice, isn't it? I've been eyeing them myself.

 

They'll be available soon.

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oh, i hope thyll be available soon. i might have to cut my new computer buget to get my hands on a ew of those!!!!!

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I might have to cut my new computer budget to get my hands on a few of those [Viconti Van Gogh foutain pens]!!!!!

 

Best line ever!

I came here for the pictures and stayed for the conversation.

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I might have to cut my new computer budget to get my hands on a few of those [Viconti Van Gogh foutain pens]!!!!!

 

Best line ever!

 

thank you, so, ahhh, is there any more news on when they will come out?

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