Lamy 2018 Special Edition Colours Leaked

[Astronymus]

It will probably be put to rest once the new limited edition matte black is available in stores, and both pens could be seen by owners side-by-side.

Yeah. Color managment is too much even for many in the business.

 

LizB's picture also shows a brownish grey.

[LizB]

Without really thinking about it, I would have called the Charcoal Safari black. But when more closely examining it, you can see that it is a warmer greyer black (I'd be reluctant to call it outright brown), and that Lamy could easily produce a deeper cooler black pen that would look clearly different in comparison. As said above, we won't really know what they are making until the pens are in the wild.

 

Edit: Just thought, I should have included the standard black glossy Safari in the picture too. That definitely makes the Charcoal seem less black. (This is all getting a bit Spinal Tap).

Edited January 7, 2018 by LizB

[Glenn-SC]

LizB's picture also shows a brownish grey.

To quote the Movie "48 Hours"; "Just because you say it with conviction doesn't make it true."

[Astronymus]

 

To quote the Movie "48 Hours"; "Just because you say it with conviction doesn't make it true."

No problem. You'll see. Not everyone has "the eye" for it. I used to work in the printing business. And that gets your eyes a bit trained for colors.

[pen2paper]

;-) semi-sorry in advance - could not resist - twinkling eyes/cheesy grin

 

https://youtu.be/9BcJaUYE5Jw

[ParkerDuofold]

Scientificly seen your eyes can lie to you.

 

That's exactly what I keep telling myself when I shave in the morning.

 

 

- A.C.

[Astronymus]

That's exactly what I keep telling myself when I shave in the morning.

 

 

- A.C.

I stopped shaving some time ago. It is just too much like the myth of Sisyphos.

[inkstainedruth]

I stopped shaving some time ago. It is just too much like the myth of Sisyphos.

 

As opposed to my husband, who started growing a mustache (and then a beard) back when he was in high school -- he said it was because he didn't like the idea of a sharp object near his throat that early in the morning....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[ParkerDuofold]

...he said it was because he didn't like the idea of a sharp object near his throat that early in the morning....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

 

- Anthony

[ParkerDuofold]

I stopped shaving some time ago. It is just too much like the myth of Sisyphos.

Hi Astron,

 

I would have responded sooner, but I had to Google the Myth of Sisyphus. Here's a quote from Wiki for the benefit of others who go through life as clueless as me:

 

"In the essay, Camus introduces his philosophy of the absurd, man's futile search for meaning, unity, and clarity in the face of an unintelligible world devoid of God and eternal truths or values."

 

That sounds like one of those motivational books that'll get ya up and running with a new found zeal for life.

 

Fortunately for me, I subscribe to the polar opposite of Camus' philosophy, but then, I live in my own little world. .

 

Actually, despite my joke above, I can't really complain... outside of a few extra lines in my mug and some touches of frost in my hair... I haven't really changed much.

 

Now I know you can't be as bad off as poor Camus when you shave, but I have to ask... how is that beard working out for you? I tried one, but keeping it trimmed was a pain... I'd trim here and there... and there and here... and by the time I was done trying to even everything out for a uniform look, I ended up looking like Beavis and Butthead when they glued hair trimmings to their faces.

 

For me, it seems easier to risk slitting my throat and shaving.

 

 

- Anthony

[Astronymus]

Well, my philosophy is that there is no meaning in life. You'll have to give it meaning yourself as there is no deity or universal plan to do it for you. Your only concern should be not to hurt others and treat them with respect.

I know this is very hard for many people - the fact that there is no predetermined meaning. Or treating others with respect. That's why religions are so popular.

 

Concerning the beard, I trim it from time to time keeping it about 10-20mm. So, no gandalfism. I started it because shaving was quite time consuming and my skin doesn't like blades or electric shavers. First I started with the usual stubbles for many years. But for a fantasy convention and the costume I would let it grow longer. My wife liked it and I wear it this way since. Trimming takes time too, but it is easy to do at the weekend every 1 or 2 weeks. My beard doesn't grow uniform ether but it gets better the longer it is. With a few swipes here and there it is good. "Renegade hairs" I usually get in front of the bathroom mirror with a pair of small scissors. It's said most people don't notice irregularities anyway...

 

Edit: Revenge of the Typos

Edited January 8, 2018 by Astron

[ParkerDuofold]

Well, my philosophy is that there is no meaning in life. You'll have to give it meaning yourself as there is no deity or universal plan to do it for you. Your only concern should be not to hurt others and treat them with respect.

I know this is very hard for many people - the fact that there is no predetermined meaning. Or treating others with respect. That's why religions are so popular.

 

Concerning the beard, I trim it from time to time keeping it about 10-20mm. So, no gandalfism. I started it because shaving was quite time consuming and my skin doesn't like blades or electric shavers. First I started with the usual stubbles for many years. But for a fantasy convention and the costume I would let it grow longer. My wife liked it and I wear it this way since. Trimming takes time too, but it is easy to do at the weekend every 1 or 2 weeks. My beard doesn't grow uniform ether but it gets better the longer it is. With a few swipes here and there it is good. "Renegade hairs" I usually get in front of the bathroom mirror with a pair of small scissors. It's said most people don't notice irregularities anyway...

 

Edit: Revenge of the Typos

Hi Astron,

 

See, for me; I find it a lot easier to respect other people... and to put up with their failings and foibles, (because, after all; we have none, right? ),... when I spiritually see the Indelible Image of God in my neighbor's eye's... and everyone is my neighbor... even you atheists.

 

 

Yes, the longer you let your beard grow; the easier it is to trim and shape, but I never cared for the look of a long beard,... but that's just me.

 

 

- Anthony

 

P.S.: What is more, this belief is being put into good practice while we speak... I'm stuck in another jam on R21.

 

 

P.S. 2: Back to the topic at hand... the way I figure it, the LE black Safari is just going to be a gloss black Safari with a matte finish and black trim... and like Wastelanded said earlier... "way to push the envelope there, Lamy."

[Astronymus]

Well, I was thinking last year about a matte black Safari. Miraculously they made it. Maybe I shall think of a glow-in-the-dark Safari for 2019.

[Intensity]

Well, I was thinking last year about a matte black Safari. Miraculously they made it. Maybe I shall think of a glow-in-the-dark Safari for 2019.

 

Please think of a medium teal Al-Star!

 

Like in the thumbnail for this youtube video (via google search):

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfb1dg3Z8Kc

Edited January 8, 2018 by Intensity

[Astronymus]

Done.

[fitz123]

This is actually quite disappointing. The Petrol and Dark Lilac were really stunning colors. They really "upped" their game for those two. I like the matte texture they were going for. It would be neat for them to expand on it, maybe introducing a darker green or even a deep reddish burgundy one. Its almost as if Lamy is getting lazy. They did rebottle Turquoise as Pacific, as we all remember.

Edited January 9, 2018 by fitz123

[LizB]

fitz123, a deep red burgundy one sounds lovely. I'd buy that, definitely.

[Astronymus]

I will still be hoping for a nice fir green AL-Star in the future. Despite my thinking for Intesitiy's color wish.

[Intensity]

 

I will still be hoping for a nice fir green AL-Star in the future. Despite my thinking for Intesitiy's color wish.

 

You can think of both, maybe consecutive years

[Flippy]

 

 

 

I agree 100 % with Intensity. I have yet to get a new photo hosting account, but pictures of my Charcoal Safari would show that it is as un-Brown as the pen in HDoug's photo.

 

Astron, you can believe what you want, but until I see scientific data that a spectral analysis on a Charcoal pen (not a photo of a pen) reveals whatever the wavelengths of light that produce the perception of "brown" or we get a color specification from Lamy for the plastic used to produce these pens, I will believe my eyes.

 

And yes, the "gloss" black o-ring, clip, and nib look "blacker" than the barrel and cap. But they are "matte" and therefore look different. Are the Cap and Barrel very dark gray? Perhaps. I see no brown in them however.

I don't understand why you must be so cold.