Blood Orange Hive Modal Limited Release
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Limited Release
After a successful test of Blood Orange (H-322) Cerakote last year, we’re finally adding more pens with this unique color. The previous Blood Orange releases were very popular and sold out quickly, but we’ve held off on releasing more of the color for a variety of reasons, one being we need the right pens to really show off this pen. The Hive Modal HAD to make the list for this color. The unique honeycomb machining pattern looks stellar with the shimmery Cerakote applications.
The Blood Orange Hive Modal is a limited release Modal with Blood Orange (H-322) professionally applied to these pens featuring our newest “honeycomb” milled grip pattern. Expertly applied, the uniform finish is “a deep fiery orange with shimmering metallic”. Similar to the metallic Cerakote finishes like Northern Lights and Blue Titanium, Blood Orange is shimmery but not shiny providing a unique look that is very different than the Hunter Orange we normally feature. These look awesome and feel great, no slippery surface on them at all or any shine. We’re pairing them with matte black anodized clips and buttons and black Delrin sliders. Ships with a Pilot G2 refill with black ink.
Limited Availability
Specifications:
Length – 130.17mm / 5.125″
Body Width – 11.11 mm / 0.437”
Width w/Clip – 14.73mm / 0.577″
Weight (Aluminum) – 24.0g / 0.84 oz
The Bolt is made from C360 brass on our CNC lathes and Swiss machining centers, in Mesa, Arizona. Pilot refills are manufactured in Japan.
The long wait is over, our latest pen is here. The Modal is our latest everyday carry, retractable pen that features several new design and functionality elements. This pen has been the most requested design in the history of our company. From the day our Bolt Kickstarter launched, we were asked if we would ever add a traditional side-actuated bolt-style pen. Our response was always, “Only if we can find a reason to make one in our style because the market is saturated with that type of pen.” It’s been over ten years since the Bolt was released, and we finally found our reasons. Initially, we wanted to create a pen that was roughly the length of the EDK but accepted the Pilot G2 or other 110mm refills. A five-inch length pen is about the shortest pen that is comfortable to the average pen user. Our second reason was that most bolt-style pens on the market use a side button that sticks out pretty far from the body of the pen. The button is uncomfortable and often gets caught on clothing or jabs into your hip if you’re pocket-carrying the pen. Also, for some reason, most of the current bolt-style pens feature a backward J-slot, requiring the user’s thumb to move in a weird motion bringing the button down and back towards the heel of the palm. We designed a button that is oval shaped, with a slightly convex face that is raised just enough off of the body of the pen to be functional but doesn’t interfere with clothing and won’t jab you in the hip. Our J-slot is more of a modified checkmark, and requires the user to simply push their thumb down in a swift motion before the action “catches”. The button is easily retracted with a swift upward motion of the thumb, but the catch on the slot is positive enough that the refill won’t retract during use. Finally, we developed a deep pocket carry clip somewhat resembling the INK clip but fastens via an internal thread that isn’t visible. The internal slider mechanism is machined from Delrin which provides a perfect, smooth action. The body, clip, slider, and button are designed and manufactured in our facility in Mesa, Arizona. The standard Modal ships with the Pilot G2 refill, and will accept most 110mm/Euro style refills.
