Which One Will Be Your Next Fountain Pen ?

[inkstainedruth]

I don't understand why you would have to order an ADDITIONAL nib for the pen to have a B nib. Are you saying that you want your Safari to have the Broad nib?

 

If so you could order from FONTOPLUMO & receive the B nib @ total cost (shipped to US) $21.33. That should allow you a margin of savings for some ink.

 

The usual disclaimers: I am NOT related to, nor employed by, nor receiving any renumeration from FONTOPLUMO, merely grateful to have the opportunity to enjoy the prices he makes available on pens with superlative communication & shipping.

 

I wasn't aware of Fontoplumo. I ended up ordering from Goulet Pens (again, usual disclaimers apply). And this way I know the pen should be arriving in a few days (and packed with their usual extremely insane amount of care... ).

The reason I was considering getting a B nib separately? I haven't actually used a Safari (in the past none of the colors interested me enough to put up with the grip). If the Dark Lilac came with a B nib I would have tried one just to be different -- simply because most of my pens are Fs.

Oh, and just checked Fontoplumo's website -- they're already sold out....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Runnin_Ute]

Just won a black Esterbrook J with 9550 nib. (at least it looks like a J to me from the ebay seller's photos) If that is the case that is three J's: black, gray, green.

 

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af283/Runnin_Ute/Fountain%20Pens/black%20Esterbrook%20J_zpswuxljwdl.jpg

Edited April 30, 2016 by Runnin_Ute

[Noihvo]

My parents are going to Japan for a couple of weeks soon, and I have "ordered" a Platinum #3776 Chartres Blue SM from them. It'll be my first Japanese pen.

[VivienR]

Thinking about Dark Lilic Safari because of the color, and not thinking about, but postponing a bit a Sailor 1911 Large in platinum trim. Already have a gold trim one, and it became my favorite writer.

[Thier.]

My next pen will be a Lamy. A beautiful Lamy Imporium Titanium with a gold F nib. A friend does't like the nib: much too broad for him . So, he is going to offer it to me..... Pictures as soon I have it .....

[flipper_gv]

Changed my mind. Namiki Yukari Royale in Vermilion Urushi. Somewhere in 2 years ish I think.

[inkandseeds]

I had talked myself out of buying any more pens, then i saw the TactileTurn Gist pen in copper. As i live in the "copper state" (Arizona), i decided that i "needed" it to go along with my copper Karas Kustoms Ink. (How is that for rationalizing a purchase?) Ordered the Tactile Turn Gist tonight.

[Humanities]

There's quite a few pens I've been considering. Like top pen said, I love colorful and weird pens so I really want to look into the Pelikan Pelikano Jr, Pelikano, and Twist. I've also been eyeing a VP and an M200.

 

Last week at the Cincinnati FP meetup, a nice gentleman loaned me a TWSBI 580 Diamond and Vac 700. I've been really enjoying writing with those as well but I'm not so sure about the filling. I can't fill them from sample vials, since the diameter is too large, and it seems silly to buy extra bottles just to fill a few pens.

 

Oh and I tried a Faber Castell Loom at my local brick and mortar that I loved as well.

 

 

I have a TWSBI 580, and I have no problem filling from sample vials! Go for it!

[Thier.]

Got my "next" pen (so, it's no next anymore .....)

Just received a Lamy Imporium Titanium from a friend who doesn't like the nib . It's supposed to be F but works as a broad M .... Morevover, he is doctor and only writes a few words and no long sentences, so, unscrewing the cap, writing 2 words, rescrewing the cap, needs too much time for him. Indeed the nib is far from being Fine and unscrewing the cap needs time ..... However, it's a beautiful pen ....

[FeuBleu]

I have my second Pelikan, another M805, en-route to me as I type. I bought Stresseman just after Christmas in the sales and absolutely fell in love with everything about it - the size, those irridescent striations, the firm nib. Until that point I was in fact an absolute fanatic for the Japanese EF, but my adoration for this pen expanded my love for an expanded line and I now feel the Pilot EF to be too broad for me! Quelle horreur!

 

So my second Pelikan is the Blue Striated M805, and I have a bottle of Edelstein Topaz awaiting its arrival. Sadly I do not think it'll arrive in time for the weekend, but what better way to compensate for a Monday than with a little blue birdie!

 

My next next pen will be the M800 Burnt Orange.

[Sooovasion247]

Saving up to get a Pilot VP Decimo as a going-to-college gift. It will be my first luxury pen.

[Thier.]

I've just ordered two Delta from Ebay ..... I'm mad about italian pens ......

 

[trdsf]

I don't know what my next pen will be, but I'm stalking eBay to see if I can spot it!

 

There's a good chance that it will be a lot of Wing Sung 233s so I can experiment on a couple of them.

[TheRealMikeDr]

Just got shipping notice on a Pelikan M800 which will be leaving Bologna Italy today en route to my sleepy little town in Ohio...

[PaganArcher]

I just got 3 Hero 616s in the mail, my Waterman Stalwart should be back from repair any day now, and my first Visconti is out for delivery. Busy pen week for this viking.

[Guardy]

Probably that Bookworm 675, because it's rather pretty, but also something I can bring to university without worrying too much.

 

Then, I'm going to save up for something more expensive. Either a Waterman Carene (Inlaid nibs? Heck Yeah), or a proper Delta Dolcevita - most likely a Federico with a Fusion nib, because anything else would break the bank. Gods, those pens are absolutely stunning. Probably going to go for Hell's Bells or Arabian Nights, although there's at least half a dozen colors I really wouldn't mind owning.

I'm also keeping an eye on the Italix Captain's Commission, but more for the name than for anything else (this Guardy here is a ridiculous Age of Sail nerd), although I do love the design. That one's probably going to go on the birthday wishlist or something.

[FOUR X FOUR]

Maybe the Wahl eversharp deco band demonstrator. Does any one know if the feed on the demo is red, like on the other deco bands?

[Cryptos]

Next? I'd love to plunk my money down for a decent Waterman 52 or any decent Mabie Todd, but I have no access to anything like this. EBay is a bust. I'm happy to pay good money for decent vintage pens. I am not happy to pay the same money for pens that have inflated claims in their descriptions. Note: I just spotted a very faded 52 on the Bay and the seller said it was in "collector condition". Yeah, nah.

[pajaro]

I won an ebay auction for a Parker Vacumatic, the ugly brown one. I haven't used one of these in a few years, and I wanted a Vacumatic or 51 Vac to restore. No intentions of writing with it.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-PARKER-Blue-Diamond-Vacumatic-Fountain-Pen-/322100698716?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=7eGeBERZxG6dFHVc7LNWhQpiytU%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

 

It looked decent. I got some amusement from removing, resacking and replacing the fillers on a couple of 51 Vacs.

[MuttonChew]

I won an ebay auction for a Parker Vacumatic, the ugly brown one. I haven't used one of these in a few years, and I wanted a Vacumatic or 51 Vac to restore. No intentions of writing with it.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-PARKER-Blue-Diamond-Vacumatic-Fountain-Pen-/322100698716?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=7eGeBERZxG6dFHVc7LNWhQpiytU%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

 

It looked decent. I got some amusement from removing, resacking and replacing the fillers on a couple of 51 Vacs.

 

I happen to love the ugly brown one.

Then again, brown is my favorite colour of ink too...

 

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder