What Was Your Last Impulsive Pen Acquisition?

[kazoolaw]

37 minutes ago, IroshizukuTintenKlecks said:

The Aurora Duca Torino Royale Limited Edition Fountain Pen😉

A dive into the deep end:  so very, very blue.

[carola]

3 hours ago, finzi said:

My little heart deflated a little when I opened the Pelikan M200 EF in copper rose gold. I found it so underwhelming, I was really disappointed. Back it goes, back to the nest it thought it had flown, back to the bits of shattered eggshell and crumpled straw. I’m surprised to discover that I’d far prefer the TWSBI white and rose gold! I’ll look around to see if I can find a similar style in another brand, but I might be pulling the trigger on a TWSBI purchase next week.

 

You were disappointed? I thought it looked very much like the pictures when I saw it in person, so the looks can't have been much of a surprise. 🤔

 

But as I am not a fan of the white Pelikans at all, well... I know the feeling.

[finzi]

59 minutes ago, carola said:

I thought it looked very much like the pictures when I saw it in person, so the looks can't have been much of a surprise. 🤔

 

I think it was because the barrel section didn’t have as much of a copper glow as I was expecting, it felt quite dull and flat to me in person. 

[Gloucesterman]

2 hours ago, IroshizukuTintenKlecks said:

The Aurora Duca Torino Royale Limited Edition Fountain Pen😉

Welcome to FPN. Taht is one NICE looking pen.

Please tell us more about it and your writing experience with it.

Thank you.

[finzi]

5 hours ago, kazoolaw said:

A dive into the deep end:  so very, very blue.

Gorgeousness! 😍

[CasmiUK]

A Kaweco AL Sport in Deep Red.

 

To be filled with my impulse ink purchase Birmingham Molten Magma.

 

[Misfit]

@CasmiUK hi there. I have the pen you mentioned. It’s a nice shade of red. I hope you enjoy yours. 

[CasmiUK]

10 minutes ago, Misfit said:

@CasmiUK hi there. I have the pen you mentioned. It’s a nice shade of red. I hope you enjoy yours. 

 

Thank you, @Misfit. I'm looking forward to receiving it!

[Driften]

Second buy of 2025. I just ordered a Delta Duna in Regal Skies which is an Atlas limited edition of 150 pieces using McKenzie Pen works acrylic. With the Atlas exclusive sale it was only $126. Enclosed is a pic from Atlas. 

[A Smug Dill]

This pink Platinum Preppy Wa with 03 nib, brand new for AUD $5.99, which ended my never-pledged, de facto “no buy” that made it through all of January 2025.

[finzi]

Here they are. Three pens I ordered this week, plus my old Pelikan M400 white tortoiseshell, just because they make a nice group. 🙃

 

Capped, left to right:

Sailor Pro Gear Slim Mini Rencontre ‘Glycine Violet’

Pelikan M400 white tortoiseshell

Pelikan M605 green

Sailor Pro Gear Slim Mini Rencontre ‘Lapin’

 

 

 

 

Posted, left to right:

Sailor PG ‘Lapin’

Sailor PG ‘Glycine Violet’

Pelikan M605 green

Pelikan M400 

 

 

 

I particularly love the Pelikan M605, but I’m delighted with the Sailors as well. They’re very sweet pens. 

 

There’s been something of a volte-face this week. I’ve gone from “no, not very keen on plastic pens really, and Pelikans are usually always so dark and heavy-looking” to this…

 

 

[jchch1950]

On 2/1/2025 at 12:50 PM, Driften said:

Second buy of 2025. I just ordered a Delta Duna in Regal Skies which is an Atlas limited edition of 150 pieces using McKenzie Pen works acrylic. With the Atlas exclusive sale it was only $126. Enclosed is a pic from Atlas. 

Incredible colour and good price IMO. Congratulations and enjoy your new pen.

[Rasna0531]

One of the new OMAS Ogiva pens, it was a bit of a let down because the nib had to be tuned

[Rasna0531]

On 1/31/2025 at 8:38 AM, IroshizukuTintenKlecks said:

The Aurora Duca Torino Royale Limited Edition Fountain Pen😉

How does this write? They all look beautiful, but I have heard they are a bit scratchy. 

[AmandaW]

17 hours ago, A Smug Dill said:

This pink Platinum Preppy Wa with 03 nib, brand new for AUD $5.99, which ended my never-pledged, de facto “no buy” that made it through all of January 2025.

Looking forward to your thoughts on the Robert Oster Earth if you try it and want to comment. It's on my shortlst of inks of interest.

[alarickc]

I just ordered this beauty yesterday with a broad Cypress steel nib. I’m debating between a Bock 14k music nib or a BB platinum or palladium 23k Bock ground to a curved arch from fpnibs.com to pair with it. I’ll decide on the replacement nib after writing with the pen for a few weeks. 
 

The pen is the Cypress Kawari-Nuri Twining Golden Blue Flat Top. I wanted to try out the brand with one of their mid-end lacquer over ebonite offerings before going nuts on all of the great looking designs they have. 

[finzi]

@alarickc Hubba hubba, that is gorgeous. 

[Gloucesterman]

1 hour ago, finzi said:

@alarickc Hubba hubba, that is gorgeous. 

+1

[IroshizukuTintenKlecks]

11 hours ago, Rasna0531 said:

How does this write? They all look beautiful, but I have heard they are a bit scratchy. 

Based on my personal experience and usage, these pens are not scratchy at all. However, I should note that I refrain from using European ink brands, as they tend to be slightly more viscous compared to their Japanese counterparts. Furthermore, I have been utilising fountain pens since my early primary school years and have accumulated extensive experience with various fountain pen makes and nib types.

[IroshizukuTintenKlecks]

On 1/31/2025 at 8:37 PM, finzi said:

Gorgeousness! 😍

Yes indeed, the bluest fountain pen I have seen so far.