AA MiniMag Collection - Part 2

[turbodog]

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greenLED said:
Could somebody please rank the colors according to how hard it is to find them? Thanks!

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They are easy to find. Just look on my living room wall.



easy/currently still produced:
black
camo
red
gray/pewter
blueshimmer aka BLS
ice blue
charcoal
silver
flag
blue
copper
purple
americana (3 light set)

recently defunct/still available from actionlights.com or similar:
orange
jade
midnight blue
dark green
lime green
fuschia

medium/ebay searches
gold (AL)
pink
4 "original" nascar "racing" series

tough/overseas sources/really lucky ebay
light blue
bronze

tough/overseas/
real gold, not anodized

I can likely still get some real gold ones for about $160 each.

 

[greenLED]

Very interesting info, thank you, turbodog!

A couple of extra tid-bits I just learned today, from Maglite's CS:

"The logo is actually a panther's head." [I thought it was a ram.] "The panther is a symbol of an animal of the night and it's sleek power best represents our line of flashlights.

As for when the logo changed, it was modified in the late 80's." - I had asked about the inscription around the bezel.

Colors made without knurling are: fuschia, lime green, pewter, and bronze (?- see nikon's post below).

The only solid colors in production right now are: black, camo, red, gray, silver, blue, purple.

Ed: on the unknurled colors.

 

[turbodog]

The fuschia, if you will notice, is the SAME color that's part of the nascar spectrum light.

 

[nikon]

I have an unknurled bronze MiniMag and haven't seen mention of one in this thread. Can I assume that it's pretty rare?

 

[greenLED]

nikon, PM sent

 

[turbodog]

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nikon said:
I have an unknurled bronze MiniMag and haven't seen mention of one in this thread. Can I assume that it's pretty rare?

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does it have a logo on it?

except for a few (americana set and the flaglite), smooth barrels are usually for adding logos.

 

[nikon]

There's no logo, just a smooth barrel.

 

[greenLED]

dibs on it!

 

[nikon]

Sorry, we don't do dibs here. Dibs are for the B/S/T forum. And what the heck does "dibs" mean?

 

[greenLED]

:laughing: I know, but I couldn't resist. It's something my son says when he wants first in line. Not exactly sure what the literal meaning is.

 

[greenLED]

My first pic on this thread! I was hoping to post my own collection, but instead I wanted to show you guys a one-in-a-kind (maybe) miniMag in my collection... drumroll...

No, it's not a silver one, it's a bare Aluminum one! A bit of down time in the lab + some extra NaOH... and my beater mini-Mag is re-born. I decided not to polish it, but leave it with all its previous scratches, etc. I like the way this one came out; I may do more, just for fun.

PS. I'll post a pic of my collection once is more complete.

 

[Former_Mag_User]

How close does the Fuschia Minimag resemble the color of the Pink Minimag?

Fuschia



Click for larger image.

 

[greenLED]

For lack of better words, pink looks like a faded fuschia. Fuschia really screams out its color. AFAIK, only unknurled fuschia are available.

 

[Former_Mag_User]

So the pink is a little more subtle and
the fuschia comes out and slaps you in the face...

 

[turbodog]

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Former_Mag_User said:
So the pink is a little more subtle and
the fuschia comes out and slaps you in the face...

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The one in your link is fuschia.

 

[turbodog]

Check my picture(s) on page 1 of this thread.

 

[Former_Mag_User]

I know, that's why I typed "Fuschia" in large bold letters above the picture. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/nana.gif

Just kidding...

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinser2.gif

 

[greenLED]

Did you guys see Action-light's new "hot pink" miniMag?

I e-mailed them asking if this was just a knurled fuschia, but this is what they said:

The hot pink is an entirely different color then the fuchsia. The hot pink is brighter and more vibrant then the fuchsia. It is about as hot pink as you can get within the anodizing process.

What do you guys think? Is this really a new color?

 

[Former_Mag_User]

I hope it isn't exactly like the older pink maglites becuase I just paid $30 for one.

Me --> /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/whoopin.gif <-- Action Lights

 

[turbodog]

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greenLED said:
Did you guys see Action-light's new "hot pink" miniMag?

I e-mailed them asking if this was just a knurled fuschia, but this is what they said:

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The hot pink is an entirely different color then the fuchsia. The hot pink is brighter and more vibrant then the fuchsia. It is about as hot pink as you can get within the anodizing process.

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What do you guys think? Is this really a new color?

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Will let you know. I have 2 on order.