pens I used today...

[Bogon07]

3 Viscontis I've never heard of before. Very cool!
The R.M. Millenium and the Ashford are very much like the old VanGogh Maxi except for the metal trim and having ever so slightly pointier ends. They also have a subtle flatten area on the cap under the clip.
The clip on the Millenium has a long slot were the VanGogh has VISCONTI while the Ashford a series of holes.
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The Ashford also has a different nib to the usual Visconti ones - is very plain not even the size is shown. This one is a medium-fine
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[Tracy Lee]

That really is a nondescript nib for a Visconti. Your assessment of the similarities otherwise is spot on. I still haven't inked my Millennium! Need to do that . . '.

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[KrazyIvan]

Visconti Amber Millenium (BB) with Noodler's Golden Brown
Visconti Green Stripe Hampton (F) with Noodler's Gruene Cactus Eel
Visconti Ashford (F/M) with Noodler's Midnight Blue

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Every time I see that green strip Visconti I want to go looking for one.

[00Photo]

I don't always listen to Zeds Dead Remixes of Prodigy, but when I do, I use a 100 year old Waterman. Stay thirsty my friends.

http://00photo.com/codename/IMG_2091.jpg

[fountainpenkid]

I don't always listen to Zeds Dead Remixes of Prodigy, but when I do, I use a 100 year old Waterman. Stay thirsty my friends.

http://00photo.com/codename/IMG_2091.jpg

I can't believe I haven't complemeted you on that pen yet. WOW is all I can say! The flex looks amazing, and I love how you (or someone) highlighted the imprint in yellow. I should do something like that, but in red, to my 14s saftey.

[00Photo]

The imprint is filled with gold to match the trim. I'm not sure if it's original to the pen but is sure is snazzy!

[Bogon07]

Every time I see that green strip Visconti I want to go looking for one.

Careful my Visconti problems started with a blue stripe WallStreet.

The Green WallStreets would probably be the easiest to find.
Older models like the Copernicus and Manhattan also come in that type of celluloid.
Or if you want to make a serious dent in your pen budget the Chatterley Pen's Cosmopolitan LEs. :)

[RuiFromUK]

1950's Duchessa lady size, grey herringbone celluloid, fine tip very flex. gold nib filled with MB Honore de Balzac ink

[fountainpenkid]

1950's Duchessa lady size, grey herringbone celluloid, fine tip very flex. gold nib filled with MB Honore de Balzac ink

Nice!

[Tracy Lee]

Not even kidding. Folks are getting some multicolored, multi-nib size letters this week. As with all other addictions, I cannot be held responsible. :rolleyes:


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[Feardorcha]

Lamy 2000, Parker 61 and an eyedropper-converted Platinum Preppy (Green) are the pens I've used today (so far).

[reprieve]

I've only used one pen all week, which is extremely rare for me. I just can't put it down, and I love this nib with an iron-gall ink: Nakaya Naka-ai Writer in kuro-tamenuri, BB stub nib, Montblanc Blue-black (the older version of Midnight Blue).

Here is an old photo of the Nakaya alongside a Kullock 51 and a raden Vanishing Point:

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3734/8755158466_eb81b10d66_o.jpg

[Sailor Kenshin]

Yikes...wrote some letters yesterday, used two LE Safaris, Aquamarine B and Neon 1.1, with Diamine Beau Blue and JH Vert Pre respectively. And they're written out.

Switched to a Guanleming 193 with MB Toffee Brown, only to find it needed repeat dipping because that was written out, too.

Threee pens went to the cleaner's.

Then I switched to my Peli Jr. with BSB. No. That one had not run dry. Instead, it leaked for the first time. Going to the cleaner's tomorrow.

Next...loaded a Hero 86 with Iro ku-jaku. So far I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

[GardenWeasel]

I journaled yesterday and today with a Pelikan M200 demo, B M400 nib, and Diamine Scarlet ink.

[Bogon07]

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Zhenjue22 or Zeng Jue hooded fine point with Noodler's Dark Matter. Writes well for an $11 pen.

[cwent2]

Penman Company fountain pen pre 1942 (company folded in 1942) golden color nib of unstated size

Esterbrook J Copper in color 9555 nib Pelikan Edelstein Onyx

Pilot metropolitan fine nib - noodlers black

[jklfafa]

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae283/jklfafa/98177E94-EBF8-4B97-967B-4CF240F47DDF-779-000000B6CE1858AC.jpg

[cwent2]

Oh, yeah I forgot Jonhao 159 w noodlers black

[Fawkes]

Today I used:
Montblanc 138 with steel M nib
Montblanc 236 wartime with BB steel nib
LAMY 2000 with XF nib

[Tracy Lee]

Yes, Kennedy Space Center has a beach house. It is used for big meetings and other such official functions. So, I was here all day and this Delta took a my notes for me. Who knows what will take my notes tomorrow?

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[countrydirt]

Today I am using an Esterbrook SJ with a 2668 nib and loaded with Monteverde Brown. Lovely combination.

[fountainpenkid]

Swan Leverless 4260 w/ Ancient Copper
Waterman's 14s Saftey Pen w/ " "
Pelikan m400 white tortoise with Private Reserve Plum
OMAS Paragon w/ Asa Blue

[heath]

2 Lamy Safari's (1 charcoal-f Waterman Serenity Blue & 1 white-1.9 Diamine Oxblood)
1 Al-Star Matte black fine noodlers black
1 Pilot 78g noodlers x-feather
2 Pilot Parallels (2.4 & 6mm) Noodlers black
1 Noodlers Ahab flex Noodlers Apache Sunset


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[Bogon07]

Green Visconti Rebecca Moss Millennium M-nib with J.Herbin Verte Reseda
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[Tracy Lee]

Green Visconti Rebecca Moss Millennium M-nib with J.Herbin Verte Reseda
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Are you sure? That looks red to me . . . :sly::)

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[Bogon07]

Green Visconti Rebecca Moss Millennium M-nib with J.Herbin Verte Reseda
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Are you sure? That looks red to me . . . :sly::)

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Could be the photocopier or the green ink causing the colour change couldn't it. :)

[kaisnowbird]

Green Visconti Rebecca Moss Millennium M-nib with J.Herbin Verte Reseda
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So pretty ... :jaw: Thanks for sharing.

[RuiFromUK]

Waterstone's fountain pen.

[fountainpenkid]

#broughtan100yearoldpentoschool

(btw: I hate twitter and don't have an account :))

[Rickygene]

Parker 45 School Pen Medium - R&K Salix
Noodler's Ahab Demonstrator - Noodler's Catalpa
Lamy Vista Medium - Diamine Oxblood

All good work colours.

At home tonight:
Lamy Safari 1.1 Italic with Diamine Ancient Copper for notes and
Flexy Dip Pen with ESSRI for Spencerian practice.

[Bogon07]

Pearl or Champagne Al-Star with an A-nib and filled with Pelikan Edelstein Amber.
I think this ink improves after if has been sitting in the pen for a bit and concentrates somewhat. The shading looks better but by then it is time to refill it again.

[Sailor Kenshin]

Pearl or Champagne Al-Star with an A-nib and filled with Pelikan Edelstein Amber.
I think this ink improves after if has been sitting in the pen for a bit and concentrates somewhat. The shading looks better but by then it is time to refill it again.

I'm usi g the same pen with a different nib (B) and an ink that's half Skrip Brown, part Skrip Gold, and part UFI.

[reprieve]

Edison Menlo in tortoise lucite, medium nib, Sailor Ultra Marine
Kaweco Sport in raw aluminum, fine nib, Kaweco Purple

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3673/9674754208_3893db12a5_o.jpg

[Fawkes]

I'm reposting one of my photos from Instagram. I'm currently using these three beauties.
Montblanc 136 and 138 and Heritage 1912 all filled with Aurora Black for notes.
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[InvisibleMan]

One for blue, one for black ink. Newton Giant Tortoise and a Gallatin that I made. I also have a green Pelikan N400 inked and waiting at home. cell phone pic, sorry:(

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[Bogon07]

Today's work pen is a CP1 matt black body with the cap swapped for a Platinum CP1 cap. They go together quite well. The reverse of platinum body with black cap doesn't look quite as good.
LH nib and Noodler's Cactus Fruit Eel ink.
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[Bogon07]

As I spent a lot of time polishing fingerprints of the CP1's platinum cap yesterday today's work pen is:
Gueiquan875A hooded fine nib with Noodler's Squeteague.
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[Bogon07]

Delta Dolce Vita Fusion Star M nib - Delta bottle Black ink

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[KrazyIvan]

Bogon, I agree the CP1 looks good with that cap. I still need to make a black stub for mine. One of the reasons I like the black is the fingerprints don't show. Same with the Lamys with brushed metal. Your Delta looks really nice. How do you like the Fusion nib? That ink window adds a nice touch. I have not seen that model before. I guess I have not been paying to much attention to Delta's line up.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2841/9733140586_5f8543662b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/9733140586/)
FPN (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/9733140586/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

[Bogon07]

KI, yes the matt black CP1 is a very easy care pen compared to the platinum giuilloche version. I can imagine the platinum Studio would be an obssessive's nightmare with its smooth shiny finish.

The Delta is a Limited Edition from Chatterley Luxuries/PenTime. There are around 18 different ones in editions of 10. The nib is a stiff one and reminds me of using a rapidograph technical pen. Quite smooth to use.
https://chatterleyluxuries.com/product-category/delta-chatterley-pens-star-collection/

Your Faber-Castell looks good and appears to produce a nice line.

Today's work pen is the R.M. Stipula (18K M nib) with Kon-peki. Unfortunately the photocopier doesn't capture the pen's turquoise pearlescent look. A very comfortable pen to use despite the odd appearance of having the barrel taper on either side of the metal band combined with a straight cap.
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[Bogon07]

Royal Red Lamy Studio with an A nib and De Atramentis Mint Turquoise. The photocopy has intensified the colour of Mint Turquoise, it is a more subdued tone than shown here..
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[Feardorcha]

Lamy Al-Star with a 1.1 stub (a first for me and I can already feel the lure of the stub nib)

TWSBI Diamond 580

Visconti Homosapiens

[ukpenman]

[QUOTE=fountainpenkid;8080]:)812M400 White Torty!!!!!!!!!VERY HAPPY

I'm drooling......that is one gorgeous pen!!

[heath]

Realizing I need to dump some black and get a bit more color.

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[KrazyIvan]

TWSBI Micarta that went through nib replacement therapy. Just filled with Diamine Syrah.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7294/9821959906_49560fbe34_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/9821959906/)
My #TWSBI Micarta #fountainpen went through nib replacement therapy. Got tired of messing with the TWSBI nib and installed a #edisonpencompany nib. Medium ground to a stub. Going to grind that TWSBI nib down to an italic. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/9821959906/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

[Bogon07]

Today's work pen is a Lamy Studio Platinum Grey with 14K M nib. Ink ? could be Edelstein Tanzanite.

Nice selection of Safaris there Heath.

KI, your Micarta looks lovely. Have you tried the EdisonPenCompany Stubs ? My 1.1 stub is very smooth and very nice to write with although I think I recall Brian Gray saying the 1.5 stub is his favourite.

[KrazyIvan]

KI, your Micarta looks lovely. Have you tried the EdisonPenCompany Stubs ? My 1.1 stub is very smooth and very nice to write with although I think I recall Brian Gray saying the 1.5 stub is his favourite.

This nib is an Edison Pen Co stub. :) More so than what he currently sells as this nib was from when Brian used to do his own nib grind work. :D

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7404/9828094884_b27c314392_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/9828094884/)
#twsbi Micarta with Edison stub nib, writing test. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/9828094884/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

[GardenWeasel]

My blue Estie with BayState Blue ink!

[reprieve]

Nakaya Naka-ai Writer, kuro-tamenuri, broad stub nib, Sailor Kobe Suzuran Green
Lamy Al-star, stealth black edition, XF nib, Noodler's Liberty's Elysium

[reprieve]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2841/9733140586_5f8543662b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/9733140586/)
FPN (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/9733140586/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

Ivan, how do you like the E-motion? The ergonomic shape and wood barrel looks very appealing. Is it heavy?

[KrazyIvan]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2841/9733140586_5f8543662b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/9733140586/)
FPN (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/9733140586/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

Ivan, how do you like the E-motion? The ergonomic shape and wood barrel looks very appealing. Is it heavy?

This is one of my review pens so please stay tuned. :)

[Bogon07]

Monday's work pen is a Visconti VanGogh Maxi Musk Green with a 14K F nib loaded with Schaeffer Brown ink.
The photocopy shows the cap with the brown/tan side.
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That brown looks too dark ! I must have loaded Noodler's Nightshade - it has a slight dusty purple tinge on the paper. I was going to load Schaeffer Brown but changed my mind.

[antirealist]

That's very nice line variation from the Visconti F nib. Does it flex easily, or are you pushing it? It looks gorgeous.

[Bogon07]

That's very nice line variation from the Visconti F nib. Does it flex easily, or are you pushing it? It looks gorgeous.
The nib does have a little bit of spring in it when pushed. The pen is my least wet Visconti and will write a lot finer with no or little pressure but the line seems less consistent particularly if I'm over-writing. This nib feels more like a steel nib than a gold one and is less smooth than the Dali Fine steel nib.

[RuiFromUK]

Twenties Wyvern No 60N with MontBlanc Black ink.

[kaisnowbird]

1. Pilot Custom Heritage 92 clear demonstrator, FM nib, Parker Quink blue mixed with a little green ink (lost track which one);
2. Montblanc Classic burgundy, F nib, J Herbin Terre de Feu mixed with Pelikan Black; and
3. Parker Sonnet, Pendleton Brown's Butterline Stub M nib, diluted PR Ebony Purple.

[Bogon07]

1. Pilot Custom Heritage 92 clear demonstrator, FM nib, Parker Quink blue mixed with a little green ink (lost track which one);
2. Montblanc Classic burgundy, F nib, J Herbin Terre de Feu mixed with Pelikan Black; and
3. Parker Sonnet, Pendleton Brown's Butterline Stub M nib, diluted PR Ebony Purple.

You have a few tweeked inks in use in your pens.
I know I'd completely loose track if I started that.

Reminds me to give my Sonnet some exercise soon.

[KrazyIvan]

Inked the Conklin and I already ran out of ink in about a page and a half. Oh my.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2809/9910075985_0a582720be_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/9910075985/)
Oh my. I detect a slight flexiness to this nib. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/9910075985/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

[writingrav]

Hi Ivan. Looks great. It took me some time to develop technique for getting a good fill on the Conklin.

[kaisnowbird]

1. Pilot Custom Heritage 92 clear demonstrator, FM nib, Parker Quink blue mixed with a little green ink (lost track which one);
2. Montblanc Classic burgundy, F nib, J Herbin Terre de Feu mixed with Pelikan Black; and
3. Parker Sonnet, Pendleton Brown's Butterline Stub M nib, diluted PR Ebony Purple.

You have a few tweeked inks in use in your pens.
I know I'd completely loose track if I started that.

Reminds me to give my Sonnet some exercise soon.

Well, I like rotating my pens often and switching ink colours -- about twice a week, but I'd hate to waste perfectly good ink that almost never get finished, so my solution is mixing inks. :p

[Bogon07]

Inked the Conklin and I already ran out of ink in about a page and a half. Oh my.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2809/9910075985_0a582720be_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/9910075985/)
Oh my. I detect a slight flexiness to this nib. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/9910075985/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

Slight is a bit of an understatement ! That is pretty impressive. And I'm sure Eric would be glad to see Avocado put to such good use.

kaisnowbird - do you mix ink in the pen itself ?

[Carole]

Inked the Conklin and I already ran out of ink in about a page and a half. Oh my.



Well this sure is a lovely thing to behold! I guess if we keep our eyes peeled we'll see more about the Conklin on your site? It is a shame, though, that you ran out of ink that fast. So, in the interest of trying to help a fellow geek, I volunteer to take that troublesome pen off your hands. It's no trouble, really. :rolleyes:

[kaisnowbird]

kaisnowbird - do you mix ink in the pen itself ?

:redface: Yes I do, well, kind of... I mostly mix ink in the converter or cartridge using a syringe. I used to be a chemistry freak and mixing ink reminds me of happy days with my test tubes. :bounce:

[KrazyIvan]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2841/9733140586_5f8543662b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/9733140586/)
FPN (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/9733140586/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

Ivan, how do you like the E-motion? The ergonomic shape and wood barrel looks very appealing. Is it heavy?

I have my review written. Just need to type it out and take some pictures. I hope to have the review up this weekend.

[kaisnowbird]

1. Montblanc 144, BB nib, some dark brown ink (lost track :redface:);
2. Pilot Custom Heritage 92 clear demonstrator, FM nib, diluted PR Ebony Purple;
3. ST Dupont classique, F nib, blue black ink (I want to say Parker?). I'll clean this one soon and find another fine nib to enter EDC.

[KrazyIvan]

Inked the Conklin and I already ran out of ink in about a page and a half. Oh my.



Well this sure is a lovely thing to behold! I guess if we keep our eyes peeled we'll see more about the Conklin on your site? It is a shame, though, that you ran out of ink that fast. So, in the interest of trying to help a fellow geek, I volunteer to take that troublesome pen off your hands. It's no trouble, really. :rolleyes:

In this case, running out of ink so fast is because it is such a wet pen. I will have a post about it along with some other flex pens. Stay tuned. :)

On the FC Emotion, pictures taken. Just have to type it out now but it's looking more like tonight. Have to tend to the family. :) They want to go out today.

[orfew]

My Montblanc Heritage 1912 using Montblanc Midnight Blue.

[Tracy Lee]

It has been a Delta day, with my newest from the pen show (not sure what to call it?), and my oversize that I use as an eyedropper and lately have been just pouring in my sample vials to try and get a sense of those. Right now I believe it holds DA Jane Austen. Kind of a mossy, dense forest type of green. Quite lovely.

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[AndyT]

The Waterbaby (Waterman 351V, a real midget) with Ecclesiastical Stationery Supplies Registrars' Ink.

I enjoy watching ESSRI change before my eyes from a rather jaunty blue to a near-black with any amount of gravitas. Super ink.

[kaisnowbird]

I enjoy watching ESSRI change before my eyes from a rather jaunty blue to a near-black with any amount of gravitas. Super ink.

That sounds like a super cool (iron gall?) ink! In your experience, do you have to be more careful with it in terms of preventing clogging, etc?

[Roefisher]

TWSBI Vac 700 with Visconti Sepia.

A pleasant and comfortable writer with both the medium and fine nibs I tried today. The Sepia looks alright too and I would say it's a sound middle-of-the road brown colour.

One thing I would say about the pen is, for me, I prefer it unposted. Maybe because I am still getting used to the weight of fountain pens but I found it a little top heavy and that fact was always on my mind with the cap posted. I seemed to relax and get a better writing flow going (for where I am with my handwriting development, anyway!) when I took the cap off.

Mark

[reprieve]

TWSBI Micarta with clip, version 1.0, juicy broad nib, Kaweco Sepia

I've been very pleasantly surprised by the loveliness of Kaweco inks. Aubergine Purple is dark and dusty, and Sepia is a beautifully rich brown with just a hint of red. I'm looking forward to trying the other colors!

[AndyT]

That sounds like a super cool (iron gall?) ink! In your experience, do you have to be more careful with it in terms of preventing clogging, etc?

Yes, it's iron gall, and I've certainly fallen for it in a big way on short acquaintance. From what I've seen so far the flow is somewhere between the R+K iron galls and MB Midnight Blue - a bit on the dry side as you'd expect, but not reluctant or prone to clogging. It flows off a dip nib beautifully, by the way - really tight hairlines too. SandyS has a typically exhaustive (and entertaining) review (http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/205705-ecclesiastical-stationery-supplies-registrars-ink/) at that other forum. :)

[Bogon07]

Kaweco Sport by Visconti (M) Noodler's Blue American Eel
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[Tracy Lee]

Kaweco Sport by Visconti (M) Noodler's Blue American Eel
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Interesting and beautiful pen!

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[Bogon07]

And tiny for a piston filler. Just under 4" (10cm) uncapped. The Cap is 2.75" (7cm).

[Tracy Lee]

And tiny for a piston filler. Just under 4" (10cm) uncapped. The Cap is 2.75" (7cm).

Wow, that is small. But the pattern is a bit mesmerizing - really like that green.

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[KrazyIvan]

Kaweco Sport by Visconti (M) Noodler's Blue American Eel
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A piston filler? Very nice green shade. Looks very jade-like.

[Bogon07]

And tiny for a piston filler. Just under 4" (10cm) uncapped. The Cap is 2.75" (7cm).

Wow, that is small. But the pattern is a bit mesmerizing - really like that green.

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It is slightly less yellow under the fluro lights at work and the gold veins stand out more too.

KI - it is more jade like than the photocopy - the lighter green is a whiter rather than yellower green if that makes sense.
The gold band on the barrel is the where the blind cap joins.

[KrazyIvan]

Bogon, is it numbered? Looks like that one was limited to 883 pieces.

[Bogon07]

The cap has 429/883 on one facet and Kaweco on the opposite one.

[RuiFromUK]

Pelikan 400 NN EF with MB Honore Balzac turquoise.

[kaisnowbird]

Kaweco Sport by Visconti (M) Noodler's Blue American Eel
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Wow, eye candy!
You've got nice taste, man.

[Bogon07]

In keeping with the crushed quartz marble plastic look. Today's pen is a Visconti RM Hampton Crimson/Purple/blue Quartz with Stub and Noodler's Blue American Eel.
The bubbling noise of the power filler made Mrs Bogon wonder what I was doing last night; she initially thought I may have been guzzling ink like Azizah of Gourmet Pens fame.
The stub nib is a bit of a challenge to use. It needs to be at the correct angle or it gushes or dries up. It writes much better if used right-handed :(
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[kaisnowbird]

The stub nib is a bit of a challenge to use. It needs to be at the correct angle or it gushes or dries up. It writes much better if used right-handed :(
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So pretty!! Rebecca Moss really has a lot of nice Visconti's.

Your experience with the stub nib sounds exactly the same as mine with a Visconti Pd 23K broad nib. Though I cannot see from the photo, the engraving pattern on the nib looks like a palladium nib.

I once consulted Mr Greg Minuskin on this, he replied:

Here is your problem with this pen. The 23k nib; The nib is too soft. Put too much of the "wrong" pressure on it, and the tines spread too far apart, not enough, too dry. That is why the alloy ratio on a 14k or 18k nib is just right for most hands, and the real reason why those gold nibs were, and still are, used till this day.
Not sure if it's relevant to your challenge, but I thought it won't hurt to mention it. :p

[Bogon07]

So pretty!! Rebecca Moss really has a lot of nice Visconti's.

Your experience with the stub nib sounds exactly the same as mine with a Visconti Pd 23K broad nib. Though I cannot see from the photo, the engraving pattern on the nib looks like a palladium nib.

I once consulted Mr Greg Minuskin on this, he replied:

Here is your problem with this pen. The 23k nib; The nib is too soft. Put too much of the "wrong" pressure on it, and the tines spread too far apart, not enough, too dry. That is why the alloy ratio on a 14k or 18k nib is just right for most hands, and the real reason why those gold nibs were, and still are, used till this day.
Not sure if it's relevant to your challenge, but I thought it won't hurt to mention it. :p
Thanks Kiasnowbird, the photocopier and PDF to jpeg conversion is so wonky you can't see the nib properly but it is a 18K Gold two-tone nib. I think it maybe too soft for a a stub used left-handed. It works better if used for italic type printing rather than cursive.

There is another RM Hampton 'Rose Quartz' which is pink and white that looks even better.

[kaisnowbird]

There is another RM Hampton 'Rose Quartz' which is pink and white that looks even better.

Thanks. I tried google image search and there are only a few low res pics. They still look pretty delicious. I'm not usually tempted by pink pens, but I can totally see myself swiping my credit card for this one.

[KrazyIvan]

I inked it last night to use today.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7392/10079067264_0354ab7687_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10079067264/)
Monteverde Invincias Stealth filled with Noodler's Blue. Ready for tomorrow. #fountainpen #penoftheday #stealth #nib #fountainpenink #noodlers #blue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10079067264/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

[heath]

I'm having a bit of a weird, hectic Friday already. 2 Hero 616s, Diamine Saddle Brown and Noodler's Navy and an Al-Star with Noodler's black.

[heath]

I inked it last night to use today.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7392/10079067264_0354ab7687_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10079067264/)
Monteverde Invincias Stealth filled with Noodler's Blue. Ready for tomorrow. #fountainpen #penoftheday #stealth #nib #fountainpenink #noodlers #blue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10079067264/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

I love the look of that pen but in the closeups of the cap on other reviews I just looked up it seems their is silver lettering that is quite pronounced. Is it as pronounced as the close-ups make it look or is it perhaps more subtle as you would expect on an all black pen?

[jar]

Two pens today. A Caran d'Ache Varius Metwood and Genève but four inked; those two and a GvFC Classic and Sheaffer Imperial Sovereign. That's the most inked in a long, long time.

[KrazyIvan]

I inked it last night to use today.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7392/10079067264_0354ab7687_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10079067264/)
Monteverde Invincias Stealth filled with Noodler's Blue. Ready for tomorrow. #fountainpen #penoftheday #stealth #nib #fountainpenink #noodlers #blue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10079067264/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

I love the look of that pen but in the closeups of the cap on other reviews I just looked up it seems their is silver lettering that is quite pronounced. Is it as pronounced as the close-ups make it look or is it perhaps more subtle as you would expect on an all black pen?

It is silver on black so it is easy to spot. The top of the cap has the Monteverde logo and the cap "band" says "Monteverde USA" and "Invincia". I don't think it screams at you but it is noticeable. If you don't like that, the Goulet's Invincia Nighthawk may be more to your liking. The silver elements on the regular stealth are just engraved on the Nighthawk. http://www.gouletpens.com/Monteverde_Invincia_Deluxe_Nighthawk_p/mv41350.htm

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7259/7522901746_862d2494f2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/7522901746/)
20120706_135405.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/7522901746/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7248/7522903608_1a5c283e13_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/7522903608/)
20120706_135516.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/7522903608/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

[cwent2]

Ivan

Does the stub perform as good as it looks?

Like the writing.

cw

[KrazyIvan]

Ivan

Does the stub perform as good as it looks?

Like the writing.

cw

It does. I like it a lot. I have my full written review here: http://inktronics.wordpress.com/2012/09/05/monteverde-invincia-stealth-11-mm-hand-writte/

[Mags]

Just my Legacy II Sheaffer that I used so far.


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[KrazyIvan]

Fresh off the USPS truck. Waterman's Emblem. It is a big pen with a semi-flex nib.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5527/10089854575_9fd0b83b53_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10089854575/)
fpn (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10089854575/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

Here it is compared to the invincia Stealth.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7323/10090281145_d765d76f65_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10090281145/)
Top, Waterman's Emblem, bottom, Monteverde Invincia Stealth. The Waterman is a fairly large #fountainpen (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10090281145/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

[Frank]

P61 Black w/ stainless cap/trim (capillary)
Medium Nib
Parker Black ink


Frank

[Bogon07]

Visconti Rose Quartz RM Hampton (M) with MontBlanc Alfred Hitchcock
5873

[kaisnowbird]

Visconti Rose Quartz RM Hampton (M) with MontBlanc Alfred Hitchcock
5873

Thanks for showing this pen. Such mesmerising material... they really should make more of this.

[Bogon07]

Jinhao 15 in metallic blue with diluted Noodler's Upper Ganges Blue

[kaisnowbird]

Had three pens with me as usual:
1. Pilot Custom Heritage 92 clear demonstrator, FM nib, purple mixed inked.
This one has been in the daily carry for about a month. Almost a record for me. Soon it'll be cleaned and packed away so another pen gets to come out and play.
2. Pilot Vanishing Point Mustard Yellow, F nib, J Herbin Terre de Feur.
3. Cross Century II Juniper blue, custom broad stub, Parker Quink Blue.

[Fawkes]

Well today in studio I used my OMAS Paragon HT and my Montblanc 421. Tonight, I will be using my 138.

[KrazyIvan]

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5534/10171703705_1dc2898b92_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10171703705/)
This is a faux #pocketshots because I don't really carry my pen in my pants pocket. It's clipped to my polo. #TWSBI (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10171703705/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

[reprieve]

For most of the day, I used a Nakaya Naka-ai Writer in kuro-tamenuri, with a broad stub nib and inked with Sailor Kobe Suzuran Green.

A few hours ago, the mailperson delivered a Pilot Custom Heritage 912 and I inked it up with Iroshizuku Ku-jaku. It has a posting nib, which is extraordinarily fine and shockingly smooth. I'm loving it so far!

[kaisnowbird]

Attended a series of seminars today and was so happy that I get to take notes, pages and pages of them.
I don't usually get to write a lot at work (not counting doodling while talking on the phone) and finally I could use up some of the ink that's been swishing inside my Pilot Custom Heritage 92 demonstrator for days.
Another benefit of the demonstrator -- when a speaker delivered a whole hour of monotone mediocrity :lazy2:, I had something pretty to look at and play with.

[00Photo]

Spent my lunch today with a Waterman 12, Rohrer and Klingner Salix ink and a R by Rhodia pad.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8537/10195783725_882dd24227_b.jpg

[Goldfish]

Today I took notes with my orange Pelikan M320, filled with Platinum pigment Brun Sepia.

[JazzDoc]

Ivan

Does the stub perform as good as it looks?

Like the writing.

cw

It does. I like it a lot. I have my full written review here: http://inktronics.wordpress.com/2012/09/05/monteverde-invincia-stealth-11-mm-hand-writte/

I agree with Ivan - I have the Monteverde Invincia Nighthawk version and it's very ninja indeed. Its stub is terrific, too. For the price I think this is a great deal. Its heft is surprising, but i like it very much.

[JazzDoc]

Spent my lunch today with a Waterman 12, Rohrer and Klingner Salix ink and a R by Rhodia pad.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8537/10195783725_882dd24227_b.jpg

Absolutely gorgeous hand and flourishing!!!

[cwent2]

Ivan

Does the stub perform as good as it looks?

Like the writing.

cw

It does. I like it a lot. I have my full written review here: http://inktronics.wordpress.com/2012/09/05/monteverde-invincia-stealth-11-mm-hand-writte/

I agree with Ivan - I have the Monteverde Invincia Nighthawk version and it's very ninja indeed. Its stub is terrific, too. For the price I think this is a great deal. Its heft is surprising, but i like it very much.

I have the Montrverde Invincia Stealth with the medium nib - was thinking of getting the 1.1 stub nib.

[JazzDoc]

Ivan

Does the stub perform as good as it looks?

Like the writing.

cw

It does. I like it a lot. I have my full written review here: http://inktronics.wordpress.com/2012/09/05/monteverde-invincia-stealth-11-mm-hand-writte/

I agree with Ivan - I have the Monteverde Invincia Nighthawk version and it's very ninja indeed. Its stub is terrific, too. For the price I think this is a great deal. Its heft is surprising, but i like it very much.

I have the Montrverde Invincia Stealth with the medium nib - was thinking of getting the 1.1 stub nib.

That's how I'm running my Invincia - love those stub nibs!

[Tracy Lee]

Just one today for five letters - the HS Bronze filled twice with DA Johann Sebastian Bach. A match made in heaven. In reminding both my mister and myself out loud how much I LOVE my HS, I knew quickly what five pens I could live best with if all others were suddenly gone. He wanted me to show him. Hmm, is he gonna sell the rest when I'm not looking? :sly::eek: So I showed him these, emphasizing I thought 8 would be a better number. . . But it was a no brainer for these to me:
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/14/agemene8.jpg

(Visconti Homo Sapiens Bronze, Visconti Blue Ripple, Visconti Blue Typhoon, Delta Dolce Vita Oversized as eyedropper, and Classic Pens Jupiter.)

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[Pommel]

Today I have in my pocket:

- a Parker Sonner vermeil (crocodile pattern), F nib, Pelikan Brilliant Grün
- Lamy 2000, F nib, Lamy Blau
- Sheaffer Admiral TD, F nib, Skrip blue/black

[Bogon07]

Today's work pen is my new Maple Green Opera (M) with Noodler's Sequeteague.
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This pen doesn't come out well on a scanner. It is a marblish swirl of black and pearlescent green

[Fawkes]

Today I used my new Montblanc 1965 149 and 1939 232. Both are a dream to write with.

[Pommel]

I am using my Hero 100 now, filled with Akkerman IJzer-Galnoten ink.

[Goldfish]

P51 Buckskin Tan with Pilot Tsukiyo today.

[Bogon07]

Platinum Preppy (0.3) eyedropper conversion* with Noodler's Manjiro Nakahama Whaleman's Sepia. The ink appears like a less purple Nightshade to me.
Has the end bit of a rubber glove finger in lieu of an O-ring.

[writingrav]

I just couldn't put down my new Visconti Voyager inked with Noodler's Saguaro Wine.

[Bogon07]

I just couldn't put down my new Visconti Voyager inked with Noodler's Saguaro Wine.

Did you end up with one of those with an un-sized wide-ish M nib ?

These material used in the pen has a strange feel doesn't it !

[writingrav]

U wouldn't call the nib undersized at all, but it is nicely widish M. Writes more like a B.

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[Bogon07]

Sounds like mine.
I meant "un-sized" as in no size imprinted on the nib to indict F, M or B not the actual #6 size.

[writingrav]

Sounds like mine.
I meant "un-sized" as in no size imprinted on the nib to indict F, M or B not the actual #6 size.





Right. Sweet pen, no?

[RuiFromUK]

Pelikano Style with the ink cartridge that came with it. Very nice smooth nib and a pen I can leave lying around on the office desk.

[Bogon07]

Today's work pen is the Visconti Honey Almond Voyager with 18K M nib filled with Waterman Serenity Blue.
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[kaisnowbird]

This pen is yummy. I can see the converter inside. Wow.

Today, I've used:

Parker Duofold Mini, fine nib, diluted PR Ebony Green;
Pelikan M320 Ruby, medium, Caran d'Ache Sunset;
Italix Parson's Essential, a mixed blue black;
Sheaffer's Snorkel, fine nib by Greg Minuskin, diluted PR Ebony Purple;

[Bogon07]

It is an alluring translucent yellowish grey with sections of vertebra showing through. There is a minor downside of the Serentity blue really showing through on the inside of the cap if you are a bit sloppy when putting it on. You can make out the black insert in the top half of the cap and the nib can touch the inside about 1/8" or 2-3mm before it to leave an ink mark. I cleaned it twice before I could control the urge, actually I must have gotten better at putting the cap on.

Kiasnowbird , that is an impressive selection of pens and inks you used and you covered a spectrum of colours too.


Today's work pen is the Neon Yellow Safari (EF) with Noodler's Tiananmen. This pen is so intense under the fluoro lights at work.

[cedargirl]

Playing with Pelikans today -

MK10 with Montblanc Carlo Collodi
M200 with Diamine Asa Blue
M150 with The Writing Desk Turquoise
Pelikano Type 1 with Diamine Havasu Turquoise
Pelikan School pen with Noodler's #41 Brown

And a lonely Kaweco Sport with Parker Penman Sapphire.

Comparing ink colours and Pelikan nibs.

[Bogon07]

That is a lot Pelikans Cedargirl ! Did they all flock in from the coast ?


At work still using the Neon Safari and also BumbleBee (or Burnt Banana) Creaper with Chiku-rin.

[cedargirl]

Ha ha ha - maybe flying north trying to avoid all the bushfire smoke!

[Tracy Lee]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/24/enanygup.jpg

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[snedwos]

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4E68JN265e0/UmitUPcwRtI/AAAAAAAAGIg/pMOH-m9Eekk/w370-h495-no/IMG_0093.JPG

[Bogon07]

Snedwos- nice selection of pens. I've been contemplated purchasing a Waterman Perspective for ages.

Todays' work pen is a Monteverde Prima Green Swirl (Stub) with Noodler's El Lawrence. It is writing very wet at the moment maybe because I just flushed it out and this ink looks almost black at home, here at work under the fluoro lights I can see a bit of geenishness - like a darker and blacker version of Zhivago,

[RuiFromUK]

Conway Stewart 93 red herringbone with Visconti black ink

[reprieve]

Pelikan M215 Lozenge, medium nib, Iroshizuku Yama-budo
Aurora Optima Sole, fine nib, Noodler's Cayenne
Pilot Custom Heritage 912, PO nib, Iroshizuku Ku-jaku

[Goldfish]

Worked overnight shift, used up Ku-Jaku in orange VP. Then switched to P51 with Tsukiyo.

[Senecabud]

Lamy Safaris (5), Lamy Joys (2), Ahab Flexs (2) all with various inks from Lamy, Waterman, Shaeffer Skrip, Noodler's. I keep all nine of these pens constantly inked and use them all at least every other day. I also have several Pilot Varsity's in various colors that I keep around the house or in a pocket for quick use and especially under circumstances where I'm worried about losing or abusing one of my Lamy's or Ahab's.

[Goldfish]

After reading the favorite blue-black ink thread, remembered that I have a bottle of Pre-Slovania Sheaffer Blue Black. Filled Edison Mina with it :-)

[KrazyIvan]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2835/10502229766_f8ae63e7bb_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10502229766/)
The #fountainpen and #paper choices for a warm, fall afternoon. The ink is a secret but look for a review and a #giveaway on the blog, very soon. Like next week soon. #waterman #lamy #italix #kaweco #rhodia #dotpad (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10502229766/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

[earthdawn]

@ Ivan .. HEY... what Kaweco sport is that !?!?

Is that a blue marble ?


PS... mmmm Dot Pad, I love thise so much!

[reprieve]

I just inked up my raden Vanishing Point, which has been out of rotation for a while. I'm using an XXF nib from Richard Binder and Diamine Damson… a dreamy combination!! :dance3:

[Bogon07]

KI nice blue Kaweco sport.

Red Lamy Safari (LH nib) Noodler's Blue Nose Bear.

Thank God I've finally used up the last page of my Rhodia #16 Dot Grid. I really didn't like the coated paper in it; I find the regular grid much better.
Must check my stockpiled #12 Dot grids when I get home to see if they are the same.

[KrazyIvan]

It is not exactly a Sport, as generally thought of. You know, injection molded plastic around $25. This is one of those acrylic, hand polished, Art Sports. :) The color is "Lapis".

[KrazyIvan]

Here is a closer look but still not the best representation of the color.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7440/10542339376_08b6ac63f6_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10542339376/)
FPN (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10542339376/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

[snedwos]

Lamy al star with ancient copper and a nexx with Noodlamine's 54th Army of the Nile. Work that one out.

[Goldfish]

Orange VP with Ku-Jaku, P51 Cocoa with Waterman Havana.

[penman1964]

Today it was my Visconti Homo Sapiens Steel maxi with a fine nib and filled with Noodler's black.
Tomorrow it will be my Pelikan M200 Demo. with Edelstein Tanzanite.
Wednesday a Conway Stewart Wellington (mocha) filled with Iroshisuki Yama-Guri
That's as far ahead as I planned.

[ArnieJB]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/30/su2a9y4a.jpg

My new Pilot VP (Medium Nib) that I love. Smoothest pen I've ever used.:)

[cwent2]

Jinhao 159 and Twsbi Vac 700 w/ Diamine Salamander

Note $15.00 price reduction on Vac 700

[Goldfish]

That VP looks very cool, Arnie!
It was a vintage-kind of day for me. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/30/sa3ugegu.jpg

[Fawkes]

This guy.
6457

[kaisnowbird]

1. Lamy Al-Star 2013 LE Matt Black, EF nib, Caran d'Ache Blue Sky;
2. Parker Sonnet, Pendleton Stub nib, Parker Blue Black;
3. Pelikan M320 Ruby, M nib, Caran d'Ache Sunset.

[Titivillus]

dove grey Parker 51 with a fine nib and MB midnight blue ink. my goto pen for a couple of years now since that combination plays well with Moleskine pocket notebooks.

[jde]

Pilot Custom Heritage 92 Blue demonstrator, FM nib - Sailor Blue-Black ink - old Staples Bagasse notepad

I love the nib on this pen. Super smooth, and lots of shading no matter what ink I put in it. And some of you know I am mostly reliable Pilot Blue-Black.:cool:

[VertOlive]

None at all, it's been a horrid day! :cry:

VO

[Sailor Kenshin]

Finally inked the 'Hero-fari' with Organics Studios Blakwa...nice! Also trying to write out a Tombow Zoom filled with Levenger Forest, and a Hero fude with Hero Red.

[kaisnowbird]

1. Lamy 2000 Makrolon, M Pendleton Point, a mixed navy/blue;

2. Montblanc Classic (burgundy) circa 1970s, F nib, Montblanc Lavender Purple;

3. A.G. Spalding & Bros Maple Wood, M nib, 50% PR Copper Burst + 50% Pelikan Black.

[Bogon07]

Green/Black stripe Parker Sonnet (F) - Noodler's Sequoia
Pearl Lamy Al-Star (A) - Edelstein Amber (an evil ink that is better after aging in the pen but still get all over my fingers to make them look like they belong to a chain smoker).
Ruby Red Lamy Al-Star (1.1) Noodler's Violet
Musk Green Visconti Van Gogh Maxi (F) Noodler's Nightshade

[kaisnowbird]

I need to look for one of these older Van Goghs, either the Musk Green or the Sandal Brown I think.

[Tracy Lee]

I need to look for one of these older Van Goghs, either the Musk Green or the Sandal Brown I think.

They are fabulous and do show up on eBay from time to time.

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[Bogon07]

I need to look for one of these older Van Goghs, either the Musk Green or the Sandal Brown I think.

They are fabulous and do show up on eBay from time to time.

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Unlike the modern ones they come with a 14K Gold Nib rather than a steel.
The Musk Green pens can look individually very different from one another due to the green/brown/tan mix.
The Vanilla ones look nice too.

Today's work pen - Silver Green Lamy Al-Star (EF) with Noodler's Gruene Cactus Eel

[Goldfish]

A busy day at work, used VP with Ku-jaku so that I don't have to cap/uncap every 30 seconds.

[kaisnowbird]

Unlike the modern ones they come with a 14K Gold Nib rather than a steel.
The Musk Green pens can look individually very different from one another due to the green/brown/tan mix.
The Vanilla ones look nice too.

Today's work pen - Silver Green Lamy Al-Star (EF) with Noodler's Gruene Cactus Eel

Yes, the Vanilla does look very delicate (in a good way) and delicious. I previously overlooked it due to one bad photo. Thanks! The hunt is on. :)

[Bogon07]

Today's work pens:
Jinhao15 Metallic Blue (F) - Noodlers UpperGangesBlue
Jinhao15 Metallic Red (F) - Noodlers Mandalay Maroon

[Bogon07]

Visconti Rebecca Moss Onyx Millennium (B) with Noodler's Burma Road Brown
6708

[kaisnowbird]

I've been using my Lamy Vista all day and I'm very impressed. It's not only fun to look at, the nib is superb and the writing effortless. Maybe I'm lucky this time, but it is one of the best steel nibs I've used.

[kaisnowbird]

6826

Ink used:
1. A whole lot of mix (dumping various unfinished into all into this one) - Parker Blue, Montblanc Blue Black, diluted PR ebony purple, Pelikan black? :p
2. Waterman Florida Blue.
3. Half Pelikan Black, half PR Copper Burst (my go-to dark brown).

[Bogon07]

Kai, there is something very appealing about your Spalding. The contrast of the colour of the maple wood to the tone of metal and the font of the printing.

Unfortunately Montblancs still don't call to me. They look like the sort of pen used by funeral directors in my mind.

Still adore the Vista, my first FP.

Today's work pen - Jinhao X450 blue marble with Noodler's Ottoman Azure.
Must have been designed by a left-hander because the Jinhao lettering on the nib is the right way up when I write.
6848

[kaisnowbird]

Kai, there is something very appealing about your Spalding. The contrast of the colour of the maple wood to the tone of metal and the font of the printing.

I should say that the actual colour is a bit more orange, less tangerine, and the wood grain a bit clearer than in the picture. It's by no means an expensive pen ($37) and feels that way too. The maple wood feels a bit too light.


Unfortunately Montblancs still don't call to me. They look like the sort of pen used by funeral directors in my mind.

Ouch. Heheh... Montblanc ball points remind me of real estate agents, but I'm more forgiving towards the FPs, especially when they have juicy buttery smooth nibs -- everything else is negotiable.


Today's work pen - Jinhao X450 blue marble with Noodler's Ottoman Azure.
Must have been designed by a left-hander because the Jinhao lettering on the nib is the right way up when I write.
6848

indeed. Statistically speaking, Chinese lefties are a lot rarer.

[RuiFromUK]

Conway Stewart 93 red herringbone filled with Visconti black ink.

[Goldfish]

Edison Nouveau Encore Blue Lagoon EF nib filled with Sailor Seiboku.

[kaisnowbird]

Faceted Namiki Vanishing Point in navy blue, fine nib (writes like a needlepoint), with a mixed navy colour ink.

Lamy Vista F nib with J Herbin Terre de feu.

[cwent2]

Jinhao 601 with medium nib - Diamine Majestic Blue

[tandaina]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/11/13/ze6yhuna.jpg

This is what I'm using today!


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[Bogon07]

Tandaina those goldfish look gorgeous. Do they form a functional clip or are they just to stop the pen rolling around the desk ?

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Today's work pen Orange Rembrandt & calligraphy italic nib with Visconti Blue-black

[Goldfish]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/11/13/ze6yhuna.jpg

This is what I'm using today!


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Gorgeous, did you get a goldfish converter to go with it? :D

[Fawkes]

60s Montblanc 149 and LAMY 2000 stainless steel.

[VertOlive]

Pilot Plumix inked with the "Some Kinda Blue" cartridge that came with it...

[kaisnowbird]

Sailor Pro Gear (rhodium trim) -- it's my favourite M nib.

[VertOlive]

Mini TWSBI fine point inked with DeAtramentis Aubergine!

[Jon Szanto]

Just back from trip, my first chance to ink up the Pelikan M320 after a nib swap (M -> F) by Abi at Charpak. Loaded with Aurora Blue and, oh baby, this is a lovely little nib/pen!

[tandaina]

Tandaina those goldfish look gorgeous. Do they form a functional clip or are they just to stop the pen rolling around the desk ?

It is not a clip, just a roll stopper. I don't really USE clips since I'm a girl so don' thave shirt pockets. ;) My pens live in pen rolls so I don't really care about clips and this was soooo pretty! (The detail in person is amazing. Every scale is rendered.)

[tandaina]

No goldfish converter, just the regular one.

[manoeuver]

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/timhofmann/IMG_20131113_134839_zps11901014.jpg
FC 19 w/ Masuyama M Stub/ Habana
TWSBI Micarta w/ Pendleton Point/ Diamine Salamander
TWSBI VAC700 w/ Broad Pendleton Point/ Pelikan Brilliant Black

trying to empty this VAC so I can try out some of the Ishorozuku I picked up in Ohio...

[tandaina]

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/timhofmann/IMG_20131113_134839_zps11901014.jpg
FC 19 w/ Masuyama M Stub/ Habana
TWSBI Micarta w/ Pendleton Point/ Diamine Salamander
TWSBI VAC700 w/ Broad Pendleton Point/ Pelikan Brilliant Black

trying to empty this VAC so I can try out some of the Ishorozuku I picked up in Ohio...

How do you like the FC Masuyama stub? I've been tempted by that but haven't seen any reviews. Good? Great? Is it the steel or gold version?

[manoeuver]

I've got 3 masuyama nibs in the house. All steel. 2 M italics and this new M stub.

Great. my first M italic in my 02 is my favorite pen and nib. pen people routinely tell me it's the best they've written with.

[Bogon07]

I've got 3 masuyama nibs in the house. All steel. 2 M italics and this new M stub.

Great. my first M italic in my 02 is my favorite pen and nib. pen people routinely tell me it's the best they've written with.

Manoeuver, are your italics and stubs regular ones or have you had them finessed slightly to account for you severe left-handedness ?

No FP at work today :cry:only a Uniball insight with an intense bluish ink.

[manoeuver]

These are all the nibs FC brought along to various pen shows- no special lefty finagling necessary.

[KrazyIvan]

Stoked that I got to meet the design force behind Karas Kustoms pens, Dan Bishop last night. It was very cool to talk pens with someone who has the same passion, in person. I am very lucky that I got to see the next Kickstarter pen along with some other possible ideas that may come down the pipe. I used my Bolt pen today.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5492/10845523825_7336fcd5a4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10845523825/)
Thank you @design_concussion my buddy and I used them at work today. A much better experience with the replacement easyFLOW refill. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10845523825/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

[Tracy Lee]

OMG, I used my new Edison Extended Mina today, which arrived yesterday. The nib is amazing! The weight and feel of the pen is just fantastic, very different from my other pens. I love that it is completely smooth on the outside and has no hardware. I just used the converter but the plan is for it to be an eyedropper. I was too excited to use it today to mess with the grease before I left for work.:sly::)

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[cwent2]

Mini TWSBI fine point inked with DeAtramentis Aubergine!

So how do you like the TWSBI Mini?

[cwent2]

OMG, I used my new Edison Extended Mina today, which arrived yesterday. The nib is amazing! The weight and feel of the pen is just fantastic, very different from my other pens. I love that it is completely smooth on the outside and has no hardware. I just used the converter but the plan is for it to be an eyedropper. I was too excited to use it today to mess with the grease before I left for work.:sly::)

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And the pics are where?

[cwent2]

Just back from trip, my first chance to ink up the Pelikan M320 after a nib swap (M -> F) by Abi at Charpak. Loaded with Aurora Blue and, oh baby, this is a lovely little nib/pen!

Welcome back my friend to the show that never ends, were glad you could attend, come inside, come inside.

Welcome to the show!

[Tracy Lee]

OMG, I used my new Edison Extended Mina today, which arrived yesterday. The nib is amazing! The weight and feel of the pen is just fantastic, very different from my other pens. I love that it is completely smooth on the outside and has no hardware. I just used the converter but the plan is for it to be an eyedropper. I was too excited to use it today to mess with the grease before I left for work.:sly::)

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And the pics are where?

I will take some pictures soon, I promise! I got so busy today and never had a chance.

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[cwent2]

OMG, I used my new Edison Extended Mina today, which arrived yesterday. The nib is amazing! The weight and feel of the pen is just fantastic, very different from my other pens. I love that it is completely smooth on the outside and has no hardware. I just used the converter but the plan is for it to be an eyedropper. I was too excited to use it today to mess with the grease before I left for work.:sly::)

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And the pics are where?

I will take some pictures soon, I promise! I got so busy today and never had a chance.

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Ok, I'll wait.

Guess what ink I have in the bottle "someone" sent me

[Tracy Lee]

OMG, I used my new Edison Extended Mina today, which arrived yesterday. The nib is amazing! The weight and feel of the pen is just fantastic, very different from my other pens. I love that it is completely smooth on the outside and has no hardware. I just used the converter but the plan is for it to be an eyedropper. I was too excited to use it today to mess with the grease before I left for work.:sly::)

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And the pics are where?

I will take some pictures soon, I promise! I got so busy today and never had a chance.

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Ok, I'll wait.

Guess what ink I have in the bottle "someone" sent me

Hmmmm, something black?

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[heath]

I used a pen I imagine I'm going to start using a lot more now. It's my Jinhao 159 but I just replaced the nib with a Goulet 1.1mm Stub. The feed might be a bit slow for it so I might look to fix that in the future but with average speed it seems to keep up fine.

It's now a fat pen with a fat nib.

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[cwent2]

Cool, I tried the GPC fine in my 159 and it did a "fine" job. I think I may try the 1.1 but in the Konrad. Then if I like it I could adjust the feed to flow more if necessary by deepening the channel.

[kaisnowbird]

I took my new Sailor Pro Gear to work for the first time yesterday, attended a seminar and got to take some notes with it. I just love the feeling when writing with the 21K medium nib - smooooooth, juicy, reasonably fine line and 'soft'. Not flexible or springy, just a gentle, soft sensation, as if the nib was caressing the pages. :hippie:

For some reasons, my handwriting looked a little sloppier than usual though - tend to happen when I write quickly with a very smooth nib.

[KrazyIvan]

Used the Bolt again today. I'm not writing too many notes in my training class since it is mostly hands on. It matches my watch.
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2874/10854300503_804733546d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10854300503/)
A nice match. #karaskustoms #bolt #fossil #chronograph #watch (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/10854300503/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

[Bogon07]

Today's poorly photocopied work pen:
Visconti Rebecca Moss Hampton Crimson/Blue Quartz with 14K M nib using Visconti BlueBlack.
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[Tracy Lee]

Edison Extended Mina, and my Homo Sapiens bronze. I need to do some cleaning and refilling tonight to get the week started off fresh. May even be time to clean and store some.

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[Bogon07]

Edison Extended Mina, and my Homo Sapiens bronze. I need to do some cleaning and refilling tonight to get the week started off fresh. May even be time to clean and store some.

Both my Voyagers were flushed & cleaned yesterday now awaiting the GPC inks arrival.

[Tracy Lee]

Edison Extended Mina, and my Homo Sapiens bronze. I need to do some cleaning and refilling tonight to get the week started off fresh. May even be time to clean and store some.

Both my Voyagers were flushed & cleaned yesterday now awaiting the GPC inks arrival.

I flushed and cleaned five pens out of rotation and flushed and refilled four that had run out of ink. Pens are happy and ready for the week ahead!


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[Bogon07]

Edison Extended Mina, and my Homo Sapiens bronze. I need to do some cleaning and refilling tonight to get the week started off fresh. May even be time to clean and store some.

Both my Voyagers were flushed & cleaned yesterday now awaiting the GPC inks arrival.

I flushed and cleaned five pens out of rotation and flushed and refilled four that had run out of ink. Pens are happy and ready for the week ahead!


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Nine (9) pens :angel:

How long did that take ? And did the cats help out.

I'm starting to think my pens walk over to the fridge and get in the freezer where the ink becomes dehydrated. That is with the converter pens; the piston fillers seem ok for ages.

[Tracy Lee]

Edison Extended Mina, and my Homo Sapiens bronze. I need to do some cleaning and refilling tonight to get the week started off fresh. May even be time to clean and store some.

Both my Voyagers were flushed & cleaned yesterday now awaiting the GPC inks arrival.

I flushed and cleaned five pens out of rotation and flushed and refilled four that had run out of ink. Pens are happy and ready for the week ahead!


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Nine (9) pens :angel:

How long did that take ? And did the cats help out.

I'm starting to think my pens walk over to the fridge and get in the freezer where the ink becomes dehydrated. That is with the converter pens; the piston fillers seem ok for ages.

I did have some "help" of the feline sort which makes it take so much longer. So, about an hour, but another 8 were just fine on ink. My daily carry is now around 13 rather than my slow creep to 21. And room for the Edison in the case now. :)

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[kaisnowbird]

Got home tonight, flushed two pens and have three inked for my EDC for the next few days:

Flushed:
- Sailor Pro Gear
- Lamy Vista

Inked:
- Sheaffer's Snorkel, fine stub by Greg Minuskin, J Herbin Cacao du Bresil;
- Lamy Safari blue, 1.1 italic, a mixed rustic purple colour ink (doesn't sound very nice, but it's an interesting dark colour that most people aren't sure what it is :D);
- Visconti Opera Club LE, 14K F nib, Caran d'Ache Blue Sky.

[Bogon07]

Kaisnowbird is your mixed rustic purple similar to Noodler's Nightshade ?

Today's work pen is the Raspberry Lamy Al-Star (M) filled with Noodler's Red-Black.
Puke - under these fluorescent lights I can see a small scratch on the barrel just where it transitions from round to flat.

[kaisnowbird]

Kaisnowbird is your mixed rustic purple similar to Noodler's Nightshade ?

Today's work pen is the Raspberry Lamy Al-Star (M) filled with Noodler's Red-Black.
Puke - under these fluorescent lights I can see a small scratch on the barrel just where it transitions from round to flat.

Hey Mr Bogon, that's a pretty good guess.
I honestly didn't know about Noodler's Nightshade (What a cool ink name!) until you mentioned it. Judging by Google search results, I'd say they are very close.
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You know me -- just trying to save every drop of ink while still rotating my pens twice a week. So I had to pool 2-3 pens' ink together into one pen. Voila -- another happy coincidence. :cheers:

[Bogon07]

Kaisnowbird-that is a nice dark colour.
The swab at GPC looks somewhat more brownish than my experience with Nightshade.
http://www.gouletpens.com/Noodlers_Nightshade_Ink_3oz_p/n19026.htm

Have you ever had any weird reactions from mixing inks ? :bad:

Todays work pen is the White Lamy Safari with 1.1 italic loaded with Noodler's Squeteague.

[VertOlive]

I gave 'em alll a workout today using my first order of Tomoe River paper: Monteverde Prima 1.1 nib, Custom feather pen with fine nib, TWSBI Mini fine nib, Pilot Plumix, Monteverde Prima with fine nib. If there was ink in it, I used it!

Scribble Fest!

[kaisnowbird]

Kaisnowbird-that is a nice dark colour.
The swab at GPC looks somewhat more brownish than my experience with Nightshade.
http://www.gouletpens.com/Noodlers_Nightshade_Ink_3oz_p/n19026.htm

Have you ever had any weird reactions from mixing inks ? :bad:

Not yet, actually. I exercise some degree of caution. For example, I hardly ever mix iron gall ink, and when an ink is pretty concentrated, I make sure it's diluted before being mixed with other ink. Besides, I rarely have a pen inked with the same stuff for more than a week and every inked pen gets used every day. So the risk is quite manageable. :)

[Jon Szanto]

Aurora 88P Fine with Iroshizuku Kon-Peki, and I snuck out my wife's Pelikan 400NN Tortoise with Diamine Dark Brown.

Abundantly pleasant experience.

[Goldfish]

Traveling for Thanksgiving, the only pen I brought to this trip is Pilot Myu 90 filled with Sailor Seiboku. No leak or whatsoever after three airplane rides.

[Roefisher]

Sat down this morning and completed my letter to a lovely lady in Canada who was wanting to know more about her husband's grandfather, a local writer named The Largy Ploughman Poet, Samuel Connor.

I am lucky enough to live not too far from his home place and was friendly with another local author, Conly George who knew a great deal about Sam and his family. As well as his book on Connor, Conly told me a few stories too so I tried to include as much as I could remember properly as well as taking some photographs. Everything will be posted tomorrow, all being well.

But, back on topic, I used my Sailor 1911 Realo Maroon with a Medium nib and Pilot Iroshizuku take-sumi ink.

Mark

[Bogon07]

Today's work pen : back to the Visconti MuskGreen Maxi VanGogh 14K-F with Noodler's Nightshade. No crappy photocopy of the pen today as the Canon MFD is on the fritz.

[reprieve]

Not much writing (with a pen) today, but I did manage to update my calendar with a Lamy Al-star Stealth edition, XF nib, and Noodler's Liberty's Elysium; a Lamy Studio Palladium, 14k XF nib, and R&K Salix; and a Nakaya Naka-ai Writer in kuro-tamenuri, B stub nib, and Sailor Kobe Suzuran Green.

[kaisnowbird]

I should add my Al-Star stealth to the daily carry soon.

Today, I have used:
1. Cross Century II Juniper blue, broad stub nib - J Herbin Perle Noire
2. Parker 51 Midnight Blue, vac fill (it somehow looks more green than blue), F nib - J Herbin Terre de Feu
3. Pilot Custom Heritage 92, F/M nib - mostly Waterman Serenite blue

A local mini supermarket opened this week and sells mostly Japanese plastic things. I found a twin-pack A5 notebooks for $2.99. Only 30 sheets each. To my surprise and delight, its paper is pretty fountain pen friendly.

I've got too many days of annual leave saved up that the boss is putting pressure on me to take sometime off before 2014. So I'm home this week with no travel plans, just kick back and relax. Got a 750-page biography that I bought over a year ago but never read beyond the first chapter because it's too heavy to carry with me. Now I can finally read it properly, with new notebooks to jot down any reading notes. I'd better not waste away my free time.

[lisantica]

It's morning and I've already journaled with my:
1) Pelikan M600
2) Pilot VP
3) Pilot Prera

My only 3 fountain pens at this time....I have a Visconti arriving tomorrow.

[Bogon07]

Today's work pen from yesterday's GPC package: Metropolitan White Tiger with De Atramentis Bamboo ink
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[kaisnowbird]

Today's work pen from yesterday's GPC package: Metropolitan White Tiger with De Atramentis Bamboo ink
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Hey Mr Bogon, your white tiger has arrived and is looking good. :) How do you like it?

[Bogon07]

Very impressed with it for the price. I'm using the screw converter rather than the bulb/bar one but it seems to have a smallish ink capacity. The nib is very smooth and so far a good writer. The body colour is more of a whitish silver rather than a glittery white like the Lamy Studio, the tiger stripes are a darker grey silver and the whole effect is more subtle than you would expect from the photos. The smooth lacquer finish is pleasingly tactile combined with the the curving shape of the pen.

[Roefisher]

I used my TWSBI Vac 700 Fine nib (and their notebook) today to make a record of all my shaving stuff.

Decided to load it up with a new ink and went with Pilot Iroshizuku Shin-ryoku (Forest Green). I'd only sampled this ink though a glass pen, where it came out a little darker, but what a gorgeous colour from a fountain pen :cool:

I've taken a shine to this TWSBI model and think the Vac 700 is a beautiful, handy pen. With this rich green colour, it makes for a sweet combination. I also used Visconti Sepia with another Vac 700 and they're always a joy to write with.

Mark

[KrazyIvan]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3787/11085924804_63b3026177_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/11085924804/)
fpn (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivan_romero/11085924804/) by IvanRomero (http://www.flickr.com/people/ivan_romero/), on Flickr

[Bogon07]

Today's work pen is a Lamy Al-Star Graphite equipped with a 1.5 italic and loaded up with Toucan ink's Turquoise

[ac12]

An old Morriset dip pen.
Kinda fun writing with a pen that is way older than me.
The F nib was too fine for me, but the M nib was just right.
Now to find a Morriset inkwell to go with the pens.

I used a similar dip pen in college. It was an el-cheap-o from the drug store, but it wrote surprisingly well.

[Tracy Lee]

Edison Mina with DA Jane Austen, and Visconti Blue Ripple with Iroshizuku Kiri- Same.

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[writingrav]

Living writing with my Edison Menlo 1.1 nib with Noodler's Antietam

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[DrChumley]

I've been playing around with my Faber-Castell Ambition in Coconut wood for the last couple of days. It's an interesting pen. FC has some really interesting designs these days. (It looks very mid-century Danish design to me.) Inked it up with MB Irish Green, which is quickly becoming one of my favorite greens.

[GardenWeasel]

Sailor Profit(large) with EF nib & P.R. Ebony Purple...quite nice from an EF nib!

[Roefisher]

I used my Pelikan M600 Black & Blue with a fine nib and Visconti Turquoise ink at home this evening and, earlier at work, my Pelikan M300 with a fine nib and Edelstein Turmaline ink (on my first run out with a new A6 Rhodia Webbie DOT - a great little pocket book)

Also, my Sailor 1911 Realo Maroon with a Medium nib and Pilot Iroshizuku take-sumi ink to write some reminder notes a few minutes ago.

Mark

[Tracy Lee]

Visconti Opera Typhoon Mosquito with smart touch 1.3 stub and full of Akkerman Voorhout Violet.

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[kaisnowbird]

Cleaned and put away my Parker 51, inked up my Waterman Expert III with a no-brand purple pink cartridge. A burst of fun colour.

For a very humble looking steel nib, the Waterman Expert is actually a great writer. It's a birthday gift from my best friend, so it has sentimental value too.

[Roefisher]

Early this morning, I loaded up my new TWSBI 580 fine nib with Pilot Iroshizuku asa-gao and set to writing.

It's a very fine writer, even compared to my other TWSBI fines, and I know now what folk mean by laying down a dry line rather than a gusher. I honestly thought it wasn't going to keep running at the start but it wrote and wrote. As well as a few doodles on my notepad at the start, I filled three sides of A4 and it finished as it started.

The size and comfort of the pen are both excellent so the only thing I have to do is look into the tutorials about how to make a nib write a little wetter. I'll maybe give that trick a go with this one.

Mark

[VertOlive]

My new fine point Levenger True Writer in Sea Glass Edition, about 60 seconds after I opened the package!

[Goldfish]

Living dangerously... White Lamy Safari with Caran d'Ache Storm.

[Sailor Kenshin]

My new fine point Levenger True Writer in Sea Glass Edition, about 60 seconds after I opened the package!

That's the one I always admired!

Today, a nail-hard Wing Sung with about half my remaining sample of Noodler's BSIER. Can that baby shade, even in such a nib.

[Roefisher]

Just my usual home notes and reminders with the TWSBI 580, fine nib and Pilot Iroshizuku asa-gao ink.

Also, I wanted to try out the Caran d’Ache Delicate Green ink so I used my RNX.316 for that. I had a notion of some writing with this colour a little over the Christmas season. It's fairly bright though so I'm torn between using this or the Iroshizuku shin-ryoku. I'll have to try them later in good daylight with a nice white paper like G. Lalo Velin de France or Artoz Artoline to see which I prefer.

Mark

[Goldfish]

I used Edison Mina in Strawberry Ebonite EF nib with Platinum Pigment Blue at work today.

[earthdawn]

Spent some time with my new Nakaya Naka-ai, Unpolished Shu w/ soft/fine ~ extra flex added

http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac10/thevaporcafe/B9D9E4CB-4041-4B5B-ACFE-BB859B2CB2C7_zpsxvr9lxj8.jpg (http://s880.photobucket.com/user/thevaporcafe/media/B9D9E4CB-4041-4B5B-ACFE-BB859B2CB2C7_zpsxvr9lxj8.jpg.html)

[lisantica]

2 main pens used today:

Visconti Opera Master
Pelikan M600

[kaisnowbird]

Pilot Custom Heritage 92 - a mixed lilac ink
A.G. Spalding & Bros Maple Wood - a mixed green ink

[reprieve]

Nakaya Naka-ai Cigar in unpolished shu, soft medium stub nib, Iroshizuku Ama-iro.
Pilot Metropolitan black dots, medium nib, Pilot Blue-black.

[Goldfish]

Edison Mina with Platinum Pigment Blue again, Pel M205 Toupe with iroshizuku Yamaguri, and Myu 90 with Sailor Seiboku. Wanted to use Sheaffer Balance but ran out of ink!

[Bogon07]

Today's work pen is the gloss red Jinhao15 with a hooded EF/F nib loaded full of Noodler's Beaver. I not usually too keen on reddish browns but I find I like Beaver more and more each time I use it.
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[kaisnowbird]

Only two pens inked today:
1. Pilot Custom Heritage 92 F/M nib, a mixed ink that I can't find a perfect word to describe the colour. It's between this and this.
2. my newly acquired Parker Vacumatic Major (Gold) with a slightly flexible EF nib. Inked with 'Umber' from Justwrite.com.au.

[VertOlive]

True Writer Sea Glass edition. Still. Really grooving on it!

[Tracy Lee]

Visconti Blue Ripple LE with Iroshizuku Kiri-Same ink. A real pleasurable experience. My Delta black crystal fusion 82 stub has gotten some attention yesterday and today as well. In eyedropper configuration it has Sheaffer Brown in it. What a great ink!

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[Bogon07]

Only two pens inked today:
1. Pilot Custom Heritage 92 F/M nib, a mixed ink that I can't find a perfect word to describe the colour. It's between this and this.
2. my newly acquired Parker Vacumatic Major (Gold) with a slightly flexible EF nib. Inked with 'Umber' from Justwrite.com.au.

So you rec'd your Toucan ink samples !

[everybodylovesbacon]

Pilot Metropolitan with De Atramentis Poppy Red to write Christmas cards.
Dip pen with a variety of nibs and all of the December ink drops inks just to play.
Retro 51 (rollerball) for various notes.