{"id":933,"date":"2014-05-09T11:18:32","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T10:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/?p=933"},"modified":"2016-01-29T10:19:09","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T10:19:09","slug":"lamy-al-star-bluegreen-special-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/pens\/lamy-al-star-bluegreen-special-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamy AL-Star BlueGreen Special Edition Fountain Pen Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is my first review posted here so be gentle with me!<\/em><\/p>\n

Design and Quality<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Lamy<\/a><\/p>\n

Even though the Lamy AL-Star<\/a> may look the exact same as the Lamy Safari there is one pretty big difference and that is to do with the material it is made from.\u00a0 The Lamy Safari is made from a plastic material whereas the AL-Star is made from aluminium that is then coated with a blue green lacquer. This makes the AL-Star a durable pen.<\/p>\n

\"Lamy<\/a><\/p>\n

The barrel has a little ink window which helps with seeing how much ink you have left and there is the Lamy logo stamped at the very bottom on one side.\u00a0 A nice feature of the barrel design is that it isn\u2019t a complete circle. There are two flat sides opposite each other which means it doesn\u2019t roll when set down on a table.\u00a0 The grip section is a smoked transparent plastic that looks pretty cool when it is filling up with ink.\u00a0 The grip section is comfortable to hold and even though it is a smooth plastic, it doesn\u2019t feel slippery to hold at all.<\/p>\n

\"Lamy<\/a><\/p>\n

Posting the cap for the AL-Star pen is very straight forward but does post a tad bit too tight at times.\u00a0 This can cause a bit of work getting the cap off the bottom of the pen.\u00a0 Capping it is just as straight forward and produces a strangely satisfying click sound.\u00a0 Either capped or posted it feels very secure.\u00a0 The chrome clip is strong with a good spring to it.\u00a0 It would keep the pen secured well.<\/p>\n

Weight and Dimensions<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the AL-Star is made from aluminium it is light to hold which makes it comfortable to hold for long periods of time. The lengths are as follows:<\/p>\n