What Was Your Last Impulsive Pen Acquisition?

[Misfit]

Hmm, a demonstrator is good for shimmer inks since you can see the feed while cleaning. Mine got Colorverse Show-Me Missouri because the pen and ink were new.  I’m not sure what ink will go in next. Would a gold ink look good coming out of that pen?

[Tashi_Tsering]

A relatively inexpensive fountain pen from S.T.  Dupont —  D Initial.

 

The appearance and workmanship are good, but I don't like the silver nib on the gold plated background.

[Gloucesterman]

11 hours ago, Misfit said:

@Penguincollector I think you’ll like the Indigo and Bronze TWSBI. I have one, and think it’s an attractive combination of colors. We will be Pen Twins because I got the stub nib also. 

I purchased one a while ago, 1.1 also, but have not inked it yet.

Does that make us triplets?

[Penguincollector]

 I bought a pretty blue Parker Parkette, lovingly restored at a very good price at my pen club meeting. 

[Penguincollector]

12 hours ago, Gloucesterman said:

I purchased one a while ago, 1.1 also, but have not inked it yet.

Does that make us triplets?

Yes! 😆 

[Penguincollector]

20 hours ago, Misfit said:

Hmm, a demonstrator is good for shimmer inks since you can see the feed while cleaning. Mine got Colorverse Show-Me Missouri because the pen and ink were new.  I’m not sure what ink will go in next. Would a gold ink look good coming out of that pen?

  I think so, Robert Oster makes a darker gold ink that would look good- I can’t recall the name just now- Antiqua maybe?

[Misfit]

3 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

Yes! 😆 

I second that. Triplets!

[Misfit]

3 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

  I think so, Robert Oster makes a darker gold ink that would look good- I can’t recall the name just now- Antiqua maybe?

I have Oster Gold Antiqua. 

[Penguincollector]

Ooh, if you try it, show me @Misfit! 

[Misfit]

I will. The pen still has ink in it, so it might be awhile. I wonder if the Gold Antiqua ink will look gold in the pen, like looking gold. 

[A Smug Dill]

Two Admok M800 piston-fillers, one fitted with a Bock EF nib, and the other with a Schmidt F nib (as EF nib wasn't an available option). Sigh, I just couldn't help myself… a little bit of curiosity, but a whole lot of “I just have to have it” in my pen library.

 

I haven't tried ordering items on Taobao with ‘official’ air mail as the delivery method before; so let's see how quickly or slowly the pens arrive. (Last time, I elected to use the ‘official’ sea/surface mail as the delivery method because the parcel contents were heavy and thus the cost was much cheaper that way. It took months to arrive. This time, the difference in costs between air mail and surface mail is about $2.)

[amk]

On 2/9/2024 at 11:21 AM, Misfit said:

Congratulations @amk any chance of a photo to show the icy Pelikan and pink Kaweco?

Of course! I just had to bring my camera back in from my workshop...

 

Even then, I couldn't quite capture the iciness of the blue. But what a pairing! I have FPUK Teal in the Pelikan, and Kaweco Ruby Red in the Kaweco.

[Misfit]

Thank you @amk that’s a lovely pair. 

[PithyProlix]

On 2/11/2024 at 5:39 PM, Tashi_Tsering said:

A relatively inexpensive fountain pen from S.T.  Dupont —  D Initial.

 

How is the writing experience? 

[Tashi_Tsering]

15 hours ago, PithyProlix said:

 

How is the writing experience? 

Like all other S.T. Dupont nibs which I tried: stiff, smooth, wet (not to much). 

[Surlyprof]

On 2/10/2024 at 4:44 PM, Penguincollector said:

I finally ordered a Twsbi. It’s the indigo and bronze 1.1 stub. I needed some White Lightning, and the Brown Penguin ink from Octopus Fluids, and shipping is outrageous, so I added a pen. 

It’s not shipping, it’s a pen discount!  This is sound logic that I fully support and have used in the past.

[Penguincollector]

57 minutes ago, Surlyprof said:

It’s not shipping, it’s a pen discount!  This is sound logic that I fully support and have used in the past.

 This is excellent 😂. Keeping it in mind for the future!

[ruby.monkey]

Latest is a Sheaffer Imperial 440 with a broad oblique steel nib, with squeeze-fill convertor included. I'm looking forward to its arrival - I've always been impressed with the quality of Sheaffer's italic and oblique nibs and I don't expect this one to disappoint.

[Runnin_Ute]

Arrived today

PSP exclusive, Ranga Monterey with Architect Broad nib. First fill using Iroshizuku Kon Peki 

 

[Puddinhead]

2 hours ago, Runnin_Ute said:

Arrived today

PSP exclusive, Ranga Monterey with Architect Broad nib. First fill using Iroshizuku Kon Peki 

 

How is this pen unposted?