What Was Your Last Impulsive Pen Acquisition?

[AmandaW]

I had a code for free shipping that I was itching to use and finally made up my mind... a white Kaweco Sport Skyline with a fine nib and a matching rollerball. All at outlet pricing.

 

The rb comes as a medium which I will need to change to a fine. Somehow. And make a little case for them so they can be my carry around pens. And ditch the ratty old Bic that's been in the bottom of my purse for years. 😎

[Misfit]

15 hours ago, mizgeorge said:

A very minor finger slip. The TWSBI swipe in the pear green colour - couldn't resist the opportunity to get something spring-like!

If I hadn’t already gotten the Prussian blue version, the pear color would really tempt me. 

[mizgeorge]

5 hours ago, Misfit said:

If I hadn’t already gotten the Prussian blue version, the pear color would really tempt me. 

I have a smoke one, and the Salmon (which is fun for orange inks) but the pear was just too pretty, and was on offer. I take the clips off, as I don't really like them and I don't use them anyway!

[InkyKitten]

I haven't bought new pens for a while, but last week I slipped up 😆

I got a LAMY Al-Star.

I didn't need it as I alredy have two vistas, one safari and one LX, and they are kind of the same thing.

But I just loved the colour and justified it as being a "discrete" looking pen for university (I don't like people paying attention to me, and asking weird questions about pens, which is kind of hard with my flashy taste 😅). So I got the Lamy Azure in a local store. Also I justified it as being one of my last fountain pens for a while, because I recently lost the ability to shop online, and the selection in our town's only bookstore is very small.

[Penguincollector]

I just received a Hero 616 in the post, and found a lovely robin’s egg blue Sailor Profit Kuragame entry level pen in the blister pack for $10 at my local art store. It’s missing the converter, but has the cartridges intact. I have  a feeling someone just bought it for the converter, because it’s uninked. I also bought a universal dip pen holder for my grandfather’s old Hemisphere nibs and a practice dip nib because I last used one over 30 years ago.

[carola]

The Eversharp Skyline pen and pencil set I purchased on Ebay has arrived...

 

[DvdRiet]

20 minutes ago, carola said:

The Eversharp Skyline pen and pencil set I purchased on Ebay has arrived...

 

 

That is beautiful!!

[carola]

9 minutes ago, DvdRiet said:

 

That is beautiful!!

 

Thank you!

I particularly like that the green of the cap is a very pale, silvery grey green. Before seeing it in person, I wasn´t sure if it was green at all, but it is. I will have to test that pen this weekend. I just have to decide on an ink...

[Rosendust]

I recently purchased the rollerball(+ink) from Ferris Wheel Press. It's been 2 years since I bought a pen, three years since I bought ink(except my daily drivers). Scoff at me if you must about the rollerball option, but I wanted something new!

[carola]

56 minutes ago, Rosendust said:

I recently purchased the rollerball(+ink) from Ferris Wheel Press. It's been 2 years since I bought a pen, three years since I bought ink(except my daily drivers). Scoff at me if you must about the rollerball option, but I wanted something new!

 

A friend of mine is looking for a refillable rollerball (refillable with fountainpen ink that is), so I would be very interested in how good those rollerballs are in terms of comfort and reliability.

[HauntedMyst]

Found a Picnic in green for cheap so I pulled the trigger

[OldTravelingShoe]

It was a few days back, but I impulse-bought a battered Montblanc 242G, to understand how I like the nibs. It was under 50€, but required quite a bit of work to get running:

 

The pen itself is a mixed bag. I found the pen a bit too small and the cap not suitable for secure posting. On the positive side: I like the feel of the nib, and the nib itself has a wide range - EF through B, see Figure 1 (Figure 3 in the link, where you can see a couple more pics).

 

Figure 1. Nib with quite some range. 

 

I'll see if I choose to try again on the 2xy series. Maybe a 256 or even a 264, which are larger but seem too expensive to just find out if they're good fits. 

Edited March 21, 2022 by OldTravelingShoe
Corrected some typos. Maybe added some as well.

[Paul-in-SF]

Yesterday I went for this Vanco Japanese button-filler on eBay. It was quite cheap at under $30 all in, and it needs a fair amount of work, I guess, but I couldn't pass it up. I imagine the cap is the original color, and the body is discolored, but I think even that looks good. Of course I don't have it yet, Maybe I'll be disappointed. 

 

[AmandaW]

Yesterday I ordered a Pilot Enso set - the one with three Plumix with italic nibs in fine, medium and broad - with an estimated arrival date of April 20... I want to move the nibs into another Pilot model, maybe Preras, so that gives me time to decide and organise those.

[amberleadavis]

4 hours ago, Paul-in-SF said:

Yesterday I went for this Vanco Japanese button-filler on eBay. It was quite cheap at under $30 all in, and it needs a fair amount of work, I guess, but I couldn't pass it up. I imagine the cap is the original color, and the body is discolored, but I think even that looks good. Of course I don't have it yet, Maybe I'll be disappointed. 

 

 

 

I think it is beautiful!

[amberleadavis]

 

I ordered it 1/2/22 and it arrived 3/18/22.

[Rosendust]

10 hours ago, carola said:

 

A friend of mine is looking for a refillable rollerball (refillable with fountainpen ink that is), so I would be very interested in how good those rollerballs are in terms of comfort and reliability.

I definitely will let you know how it feels/leave a review post when I get it!

[amberleadavis]

10 hours ago, carola said:

 

A friend of mine is looking for a refillable rollerball (refillable with fountainpen ink that is), so I would be very interested in how good those rollerballs are in terms of comfort and reliability.

 

I did really well with the Faber Castell kids refillable rollerball.

[OldTravelingShoe]

8 hours ago, Paul-in-SF said:

Yesterday I went for this Vanco Japanese button-filler on eBay. It was quite cheap at under $30 all in, and it needs a fair amount of work, I guess, but I couldn't pass it up. I imagine the cap is the original color, and the body is discolored, but I think even that looks good. Of course I don't have it yet, Maybe I'll be disappointed. 

 

Very nice pen, @Paul-in-SF. I'm looking forward to your further comments on it, after it arrives safe and sound. 

[gweimer1]

17 hours ago, carola said:

 

A friend of mine is looking for a refillable rollerball (refillable with fountainpen ink that is), so I would be very interested in how good those rollerballs are in terms of comfort and reliability.

 

Kaweco made one.  I have (had?) one that was really pretty handy.   I just need to find where I put it.