Sailor Pro Gear LE made especially for YOU!

[nkk]

I have to say that if royal blue was chose, I would find it in myself (and my accounts) to buy it. If it were China blue, I would strongly consider it.

 

-Nkk

[Siv]

Even I voted for green, I finally took some time to come up with a few blues:

 

Michael, thank you so much for doing this. Your skills with photoshop are an incredible asset!

 

How about a poll with Michael's colours?

[rroossinck]

Soooooo...where are we with this? Any further thoughts, or has this idea lost its momentum?

[JJBlanche]

As I postulated a while back, this project lacked the organization, devotion, and seriousness a it would require. Stagnant, as all similar FPN projects have become.

[rroossinck]

That seems a little on the harsh side, JJ. Bear in mind that the people who brought this idea to bear have lives to lead, too. Perhaps now isn't the right time for the project, given the state of the financial markets, but I highly doubt that it has much to do with the willingness to see it through.

[Col]

On a lighter note, I couldn't help smiling when I logged on and clicked View New Posts, to see these two topics arranged one under the other:

 

Poll: Sailor Pro Gear LE made especially for YOU!

If we make one what colour would you prefer?

 

Advice needed on toothy and dry Sailor Professional Gear

New 21K Sailor Fine nib seems toothy and dry

 

I decline to comment.

[Lefthander]

Are the colors and shades actually available from Sailor? I'd probably be willing to buy either the Olive Green or Indigo Blue. Can we only have one color choice? I haven't voted until I understand more about the actual color choices. And are solids colors the only ones available - no mosaics available?

 

Edit for grammar.

Edited September 26, 2008 by Lefthander

[rroossinck]

I would imagine that Sailor would keep the Mosaic options pretty close to the vest, fearing that by making a sprint run for one particular customer, they'd be diluting the value of the higher-end Mosaic lineup.

 

Based on some experience in the custom-ordered promotional goodies market, my guess is that by offering more colors, Sailor would charge more setup costs. Those would be our responsibility to bear as the customer of The Pear Tree Pen Co., who's handling the order. Unless everyone is willing to pay a little more for a choice of colors, I doubt it'll be feasible/affordable. I suppose it depends on the setup costs, though.

[youstruckgold]

JJ I think was a little harsh. Following this thread, I understood that James was going to get a colour chart from an actual Sailor rep, then he and JJ were going to see if they could share that with this thread (or a new one) so a decision could be made. Clearly there is still interest. And we are looking to the generosity of James and JJ (is there something here about the letter J?) to do some organisation so that the rest of us with lesser connections can join in and make this concept real

 

Michael, I love your colours! Your the Van Gogh of Pen colour.

 

And remember at the foundation of all this, we love our pens, and this is a fun project with an achievable and enjoyable goal.

[rroossinck]

Michael, I love your colours! You're the Van Gogh of Pen colour.

 

Just don't do anything rash and go cutting off an ear or something.

 

What's the good word? Any news on this?

 

[George]

I love the ocean blue! Would buy one of any of the colors (except the indigo)

[sharonspens]

So, what is happening with this plan?

 

Sharon in Indiana

[Kay]

Good question. I think there is still interest, but it seems stalled somewhere in the communication among James, the Sailor rep, and Sailor in Japan. I don't know that there's any more to be done about it.

[rroossinck]

I recently talked with James about this and he said that he was still waiting on the Sailor representative for more info.