Noodlers Nikita Free Ed "review"

[Eeyvind]

I saw a review of the Preppy ED that comes with some Noodlers Inks, but no review for this pen. It is a neat little pen that is a nice bonus to the ink it accompanies. In the second picture below, the pens photographed (from top to bottom) are the Noodlers Nikita Free ED, the Platinum Preppy Free ED that comes with Noodlers Baystate Blue (among other colors) and the Noodlers Ahab. I thought it fitting to keep with the Noodlers theme and photograph only Noodlers pens. If Noodlers sold paper, I would have used some, but instead I had to use Staples Sustainable Earth Bargasse.

Please note: this "review" was photographed using a camera phone under office lights. This should not be used to judge the color or other properties of the ink.

 

Please forgive the "typos" in the handwriting below.

 

 

[ddustinn]

How recently did you get the ink with that pen? I really want one of those red eyedroppers.

[ChemErik]

I have one of these from my last Goulet order that also included the Ahab. The Ahab is good enough to be an EDC pen, while the free ED is more of a toy. The ED works ok when mostly full, giving a wet, medium-fine line. But, it suffers all the classic ED problems once it get to about half full and the nib dries out fairly quick. I'm not discouraging anyone from buying Nikita, it's a great ink IMHO, but I wouldn't buy it for the pen.

[Conker]

I got one of these ink/pen combos last year. Even when not in use, the ink evaporates quite quickly. Has anyone found a solution to this issue?

Hey, it's a free pen!

[Seele]

I certainly would not mind having one of those, I thought Nathan ships converted Preppys with the Nikita nowadays. That said, being in Australia, things are a bit different!

[notbob]

I'm not discouraging anyone from buying Nikita, it's a great ink IMHO, but I wouldn't buy it for the pen.

 

Agreed. I bought a bottle w/ pen from Isellpens about 2 mos ago. The ink is great, a nice bright red. The pen is exactly as advertised, a freebie, and you get what you pay for.