What's Your Most Recent Addition To The Flock?

[KBeezie]

Those 101N are getting me envious especially in lizard skin.

[DrCodfish]

Thanks. Not much a flock for vintage 100N & 101N collection..

 

The variety of the units is nice no doubt about it, but it is the form which I think does not get it's due, and your collection displays that quite well. I've got a couple of the new models, and a couple of the legends of thier times, and one older (50's era) 100n and I get the same happy face feeling writing with any of them. I have to say though, your vintage lizard stands head and shoulders over the 101n version, nice!

[cellardoor04]

This sweetheart just joined my flock. Absolutely in love with it. Why didn't I get one sooner!?!!

 

 

[Manalto]

Rara avis in terris.

[KBeezie]

http://i.imgur.com/iwtcVyM.jpg

[Manalto]

My tortoise 400 arrived today. It's a beauty, and perfectly comfortable in the hand. It has "Gunther Wagner Pelikan" engraved into the barrel near the filler knob. Is that a standard marking?

The nib is a KF, presumably a ball-tip fine. It has a fair amount of flex, but feels a bit scratchy and dry on the upstroke. It looks perfectly aligned under a loupe. Maybe I'm just getting used to my first vintage Peli nib.

 

Edited March 25, 2015 by Manalto

[Matlock]

Nice pen, pre 1954 by the look of it. Yes that is the standard marking. Give the nib some time, you may come to like it.

[Manalto]

Here's a picture of the nib. (I just shot this quickly outdoors, the pen on my underwear on top of a garbage can (TMI?) Surely a vintage Pelikan deserves more elegant treatment!)

 

According to the verbal descriptions I've read, this is the pre-1954 design. (that's Noodler's Golden Brown on it)

 

I'm already warming up to it. I tend to write a little more toward the vertical; I dropped the angle a few degrees and it's much better. Love the line variation! Thanks to all of you who guided me into this essential purchase.

Edited March 25, 2015 by Manalto

[jkingrph]

A M205 in white to replace it's twin sister that got involve in a nasty accident and damage it's cap, a M205 blue demonstrator and my first 400 in black stripes with a F nib with and a '+' sign imprint at the bottom of the nib, it's very smooth but hard as a nail so I'll have to assume it's intended for fast writing...

 

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That white reminds me of a couple I got my wife for Valentines day a couple of years ago. If I remember one was either solid white or red over white and the other solid red or red over white. Anyway she can have either solid red, solid red , red/white or white/red whatever suits her fancy.

[canibanoglu]

That's a lovely bird Manalto, give the nib some time, I bet you will come to love it. Vintage nibs are a bit different than modern ones but with time you will marvel at the nib.

 

As far as ink goes, just a little advice here if you don't mind, I'd stay away from Private Reserve and Noodler's inks in those pens. Both brands make very interesting inks and I really enjoy some of the colors but they are a bit high maintenance. They are usually very saturated and thus very much lubricated and that might make the ink get to places it shouldn't. I learnt that the hard way in a Visconti HS Crystal, the ink window is permanently stained by the looks of it (no, it wasn't BSB).

 

In any case, enjoy the pen! They really are very cute and reliable writers.

[Manalto]

 

As far as ink goes, just a little advice here if you don't mind, I'd stay away from Private Reserve and Noodler's inks in those pens. Both brands make very interesting inks and I really enjoy some of the colors but they are a bit high maintenance. They are usually very saturated and thus very much lubricated and that might make the ink get to places it shouldn't.

 

On the contrary, I appreciate the warning and have flushed the Noodler's and replaced it with Waterman's Inspiration/South Seas. I hope that's OK. I'm trying to use something that will show off the line variation with some shading.

Edited March 25, 2015 by Manalto

[canibanoglu]

I'm glad to hear my advice wasn't taken the wrong way Might wanna give Montblanc Toffee Brown a try, really beautiful ink with lots of shading. You could also try Diamine Kelly Green, it shades crazy much and looks great. But it is a bit neon green, don't know if that's deal breaker for you. A more down to earth green that shades a lot is Montblanc Irish Green. When it comes to blues, I believe you have made a very good choice with Waterman

[DrCodfish]

Beautiful pen Malalto and glad you are accommdating the pen's ecentricities. I think many of us, me included start off slightly underwhelmed with our first vintage Pelikan's performance In essence we fumble a bit as we zero in on the sweet spot, and then we learn the true abilities of these magical instruments. In this I thnk FP's resemble horses more than ballpoints. A ball point pen is a ball point pen and they all pretty much give the same perfomance. Bit I believe FP's partuicualrly those which have been around for a while have something of thier own personality and we, as users have to adjust how we use the pen to coax the beauty onto the paper.

 

In terms of ink, I agree with Canibaniglu, I tend away from Noodlers and PR inks. Though I oly ad one bad experiencve wth Noodlrers,, it was enough to cross them off my list. This is just my own rule for me and I have no interest in making a case for others. Though this means I am eliminating a lot of inks from my selection I have settled on Diamine inks and find that they offer such a range of colors that I'm not constrained. If you can stand a warmer brown, consider Diamine Chocolate: I have used that exclusively in my Pel 400, (another 50's vintage pen) for 5 years or so and have had no problems. I favor earth tones so use a number of greens and browns from Diamie, all with no adverse effects so far, and many of these are fairly saturated so do show shading well; Sherwood, Green-black, Delamere, etc.

 

Again, congrats on a great pen and a great nib, if my experiences are any indication I suspect you may be in the early stages of a long relationship.

[Manalto]

Might wanna give Montblanc Toffee Brown a try, really beautiful ink with lots of shading. You could also try Diamine Kelly Green, it shades crazy much and looks great. But it is a bit neon green, don't know if that's deal breaker for you. A more down to earth green that shades a lot is Montblanc Irish Green. When it comes to blues, I believe you have made a very good choice with Waterman

Thanks for the alternative brown suggestion; I will definitely check into it and the other colors you recommend. I read somewhere that, a hundred years ago, brown was the preferred color for personal (rather than business) correspondence. We're no longer confined by society's rules for this, of course, but this tradition appeals to me because I agree that brown evokes a gentler, more intimate mood. I like the Noodler's Golden Brown because it easily reads as brown on the page, even with a fine point. (Noodler's 'Walnut' might as well be black) All is not lost; I can use the GB in pens where staining isn't an issue. The greens sound nice and I hope to try them. I have Diamine 'Sapphire' which, to my eye, is the classic blue. One nice thing is that I don't have to worry about not being taken seriously because of my choice of ink color; I have no delusions of being taken seriously.

 

I think many of us, me included, start off slightly underwhelmed with our first vintage Pelikan's performance ...and then we learn the true abilities of these magical instruments. In this I think FPs resemble horses more than ballpoints. A ball point pen is a ball point pen and they all pretty much give the same performance...

 

In terms of ink, I agree with Canibaniglu, I tend away from Noodlers and PR inks.

 

Again, congrats on a great pen and a great nib, if my experiences are any indication I suspect you may be in the early stages of a long relationship.

 

As far as ink, I approach it the same way I do food: Try anything, try to appreciate everything and stay away from the junk.

 

I've been around long enough to have seen the demise of subtlety in many aspects of our culture. Quietly adapting to this elegant vintage pen gives me an appreciation for the art that was once a part of everyone's daily routine. I've already benefited greatly from others sharing their experience, and greatly value your insight.

Edited March 26, 2015 by Manalto

[DrCodfish]

"I read somewhere that, a hundred years ago, brown was the preferred color for personal (rather than business) correspondence."

 

Intersting history. Be careful with the green inks however, you don't want to risk being branded as a member of the green ink brigade.

[Manalto]

Cute. As a Yankee, I think I'm exempt. However, I could be accused of being a tree hugger, a designation I embrace like a sycamore.

Edited March 26, 2015 by Manalto

[kelleher]

Latest member joining the flock. The M101N Red Tortoise.

 

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m188/kewlfly/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsbweetavg.jpg

 

Joining the other older siblings.

 

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m188/kewlfly/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpspmcax5m3.jpg

 

And the much much older siblings..

 

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m188/kewlfly/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsy6uontqn.jpg

oh! What a beautiful flock. I am speechless. this kind of pictures make me want even more the M101N red tortoise... and all the other ones.

[Albinoni]

This sweetheart just joined my flock. Absolutely in love with it. Why didn't I get one sooner!?!!

 

 

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Let me guess, a M600

[maverick777]

Let me guess, a M600

 

The filename would indicate it's an M1005.

[public alias]

Hello,

 

Since this is my first post here I'll include a small introduction.

 

My fascination with fountain pens started a couple years ago when I bought a Lamy Safari Vista, which performed flawlessly until I lost it two months ago (I think it fell out of my pocket in a taxi). Ironically, just before I lost it I had became very interested in Pelikans, and I had ordered an M200 Cognac (I nib) - my first of what I would consider a high end pen.

 

I loved the Cognac so much that I just ordered the Cafe Creme (F nib), and received it today. I feel they are both as beautiful as the drinks they are inspired by are delicious. As a first year engineering student, I think these pens will see more use working out maths than anything else. They were pricey for a college student, but with the amount of use they'll get, and with how long I expect them to last, I'm feeling it was well worth it.http://s24.postimg.org/bqy5ztwad/DSC09522.jpghttp://s24.postimg.org/5nc026gmt/DSC09523.jpg