What Was Your Last Impulsive Pen Acquisition?

[JonSzanto]

59 minutes ago, lukeap69 said:

Few hours ago, Sailor KOP ST. Yikes!

 

Go big or go home. Well done!

[lukeap69]

29 minutes ago, JonSzanto said:

 

Go big or go home. Well done!

Indeed! Thanks. 😁

[Gloucesterman]

On 2/24/2024 at 7:09 PM, Gloucesterman said:

Was checking out Levenger True Writers on the Bay and scrolled past the actual items and saw an Omas Milord with a fine nib AND less than 3 minutes to ending. Watched for a (literally) minute or so, placed a bid (but did not hit the bid button until approx 5 seconds from the end and I won.

it's is supposed to arrive on Monday.

 

Definitely looking forward to Monday's mail 🙂

Arrived safely on Monday and looks quite nice. It's a little smaller than I thought and still very comfortable to use.

Filled it with Diamine Aurora Borealis and it writes very smoothly with a small amount of flex.

Well, off to work shortly and looking forward to writing more with this Omas Milord later.

Thanks for listening... 🙂

 

[ruby.monkey]

Not a pen, but perhaps a penna? A new extra fine nib for one of my Lamy 2000s, to replace the medium it currently sports.

[txomsy]

That'd be a pennino.

[Tashi_Tsering]

Two Wahl-Eversharp Skylines. 
 

Black with striped cap — Skyliner in standard size

Burgundy — Streamliner in demi size

 

[DilettanteG]

@Tashi_Tsering The picture of the Art Deco pens on miniature train tracks is a hilarious homage to the famous train drawing. Kudos on every level!

 

[Tashi_Tsering]

5 минут назад DilettanteG сказал:

@Tashi_Tsering The picture of the Art Deco pens on miniature train tracks is a hilarious homage to the famous train drawing. Kudos on every level!

 

Thanks! I'm glad you noticed the homage

[DilettanteG]

I know you aren't supposed to explain jokes, but couldn't resist the 'I see what you did there' impulse. 😀

 

Also, those are some very beautiful pens!

[carola]

@Tashi_Tsering Saw it, too. Made me chuckle. 😁

[ParramattaPaul]

Contemplated the evergreen scholar and was waiting for  St Patrick's day to do the deed, but on impulse late last night, said, 'Oh, why not?'  It's on the way.

[inkstainedruth]

I'll admit that I would not have caught the "nudge nudge wink wink" about that train artwork.  But that's also why I don't really like the look of Skylines -- they're just WAAAAY to "Art Deco" for my taste just in general.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Paul-in-SF]

And very impulsive it was, too. This Montblanc model 30 from the 1930s was zapping on my wavelength from the moment I saw it; it took maybe 5 minutes to read the listing twice and go after it. 5 days later and here it is. What a beauty, tight as a drum and writes like heaven. I don't usually go matchy-matchy with inks, but I put Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki in it. 

[AmandaW]

Love the Art Deco trains.

[chromantic]

Haven't bought anything for a while (I think the last one was the M600 Black Tortoise) but thought I'd see what's going on with Aurora. Came across a Mini Terra; the pics on first site made is look an almost flourescent green and I almost jumped on it (last one!) but a second site show it a more meh color, the same as the full size Primavera, so I passed.

 

But, then... I stumbled onto a Cappuccino Tortoise Shell. Like the Rosa Caleidoscopo, my immediate responsee was OMG, I must have this pen! And - YOLO, right? - it departed Taiwan DHL facility this (yesterday?) morning, hopelly be here Mon or Tues.

[senzen]

17 hours ago, Paul-in-SF said:

And very impulsive it was, too. This Montblanc model 30 from the 1930s was zapping on my wavelength from the moment I saw it; it took maybe 5 minutes to read the listing twice and go after it. 5 days later and here it is. What a beauty, tight as a drum and writes like heaven. I don't usually go matchy-matchy with inks, but I put Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki in it. 

 

 

Not into Montblancs but that is a very good looking pen.

[carola]

2 minutes ago, senzen said:

 

Not into Montblancs but that is a very good looking pen.

 

This was exactly my sentiment when I saw the picture.

[Paul-in-SF]

2 hours ago, senzen said:

Not into Montblancs but that is a very good looking pen.

 

Thank you, I think so too. And I don't think I mentioned that it is just the right size for me -- I can write with it either posted (160 mm) or unposted (126 mm) and the section diameter is quite reasonable at 10.3 mm. I didn't measure how much ink it holds, it is a "push-knob" (i.e. basically button) filler, and it seemed to hold a decent amount. 

[JonSzanto]

Here is the Leonardo MZ in a material by Brooks called "Forced Patina". A run of 100 for Pen Chalet, who did a nice job of picking an example that leaned to the earth tones and away from the turquoise. It really does give the impression of patina in progress.

 

[DilettanteG]

2 hours ago, JonSzanto said:

Here is the Leonardo MZ in a material by Brooks called "Forced Patina". A run of 100 for Pen Chalet, who did a nice job of picking an example that leaned to the earth tones and away from the turquoise. It really does give the impression of patina in progress.

 

Wow, that's stunning!

 

I finally gave in and ordered a Pelikan M200 Cafe Creme from Chatterley Pens. They were down to their last one, so I gave in and nabbed it.

 

I also ordered a NOS Pelikan W. German "Stormtrooper" black and white set from a German eBay seller. 

 

Obviously, I've gone insane with the joy of getting "a deal." 

 

On the other hand, I can hum The Imperial March to myself every time I write with that "Stormtrooper" set.