What Pen Did You Get Today?

[Pinmin]

Arrived very recently, Taccia Staccato in my old unit colours and shown with the squadron badge sewn onto the pen-patch on the lining of my old Flying Jacket...

 

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o254/photoboris/TacciaandFlyingJacket2FPN.jpg

most impressive

 

[Shangas]

This abysmal piece of junk: - $5 at the local flea-market. The fellow who sold it to me seemed quite relieved to get rid of it.

 

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/3108/dsc05138uc3.jpg

 

It's restoration is going pretty well, with one problem. I cracked the barrel trying to get the section out!

 

It's not too badly damaged. Anyone with suggestions on how to fix this (and other problems), see my latest thread in the Repair Q&A board.

 

 

[skybird]

All I bought was a fantasy demo 51 vacu from Ariel Kullock.

I was the high bidder on the RHR Parker 16 on eBay, but they pulled his auction with a few minutes to go as a fraud.

Pity - wanted that pen :-(((

[Thornton]

Received a Lamy 2000 FP and MP set along with a Pelikan M200 for my birthday yesterday. Thanks Mom and Dad!

[Deserter]

I went out and bought a Lamy Studio, (Black bodied) and had the nib changed from a stainless steel medium to a black fine one. Got to admit as the first FP I have held in over 10 years it is very nice.

[Deirdre]

UPS truck pulled up.

 

I thought, "great, I'm going to get my pens!"

 

Driver couldn't find the packages. :bonk:

[scratchy]

Oh no Deirdre that is soooo disappointing

[Deirdre]

Got my pens later that day. UPS driver had to come back twice.

 

The top one is one from Monday: It's a Mazzuoli Moka 3, which is a fountain pen that can be converted into a ballpoint or rollerball. I have it set up as a fountain pen (of course).

 

In the middle is one I received from Turkey today from Ulugtekin, a Montblanc 342. I'll probably want to hunt down a matching burgundy pen at some point.

 

The bottom one is a Waterman I got in the marketplace from artaddict.

[pcolbeck]

A Lamy Al-Star in lovely royal blue. It's now full of Diamine sapphire.

[edbollix]

2 lovely pens from Docnib. Parker Duofold jr jade (30's?) and an Orange Eclipse of about the same vintage. Loaded up the Parker with Sherwood green ink and away I go! Orange Crush in the Eclipse.

[pcolbeck]

Two Lamy Safaris in textured black. A great eBay deal two brand new sealed ones for £13 including delivery !

 

One is going to a friend for his 40th Birthday present along with a bottle of Diamine WES Imperial Blue and a nice slide rule (he is an engineer specialising in renewable power projects so its a green calculator and a non disposable pen - get it ?).

Edited April 3, 2008 by pcolbeck

[andru]

I'm not going to say which (four) pens I received today, or which pen I received yesterday, etc. etc. because I'm rather ashamed to have spent so much in March. However -- USPS First Class International : YOU ROCK!!! Top-notch service, with rates to Canada which, somehow, rival US domestic rates...

[rroossinck]

Uh...today was a good day.

 

Sheaffer OS Balance with an original (and quite frankly, luscious) fine stub!!!

 

Yesterday was too, but that'll have to wait for a photo set to do it justice.

[Deirdre]

I'm not going to say which (four) pens I received today, or which pen I received yesterday, etc. etc. because I'm rather ashamed to have spent so much in March. However -- USPS First Class International : YOU ROCK!!! Top-notch service, with rates to Canada which, somehow, rival US domestic rates...

I'm glad it's not just me.

 

(Yes, USPS first-class rates to Canada are excellent.)

[OiRogers]

I'm not going to say which (four) pens I received today, or which pen I received yesterday, etc. etc. because I'm rather ashamed to have spent so much in March. However -- USPS First Class International : YOU ROCK!!! Top-notch service, with rates to Canada which, somehow, rival US domestic rates...

I'm glad it's not just me.

 

(Yes, USPS first-class rates to Canada are excellent.)

 

I'm in that "wow, did I really buy that many this month" boat as well...

Recieved a Pilot VP from the marketplace here on Wednesday (a bit behind, I appologize)

and Yesterday the postman brought me two packages... ebay finds... a "51" Demi-Aero in that nice dark green... and a "51" Vac in what I believe is Cedar Blue...

Now I'm only waiting on five more pens that I bought last month.

[Shinichiro]

After some problem with the delivery, my pen finally arrived today

I have now a beautiful Sailor 1911 with a wonderful Cross Concord Emperor nib Can't wait to write with it !

Cya around,

Shinichiro.

[Treehugger]

These are from the last couple weeks, so they don't fit the topic perfectly. Forgive me I just wanted to show off.

R-L Cross Apogee Staccato; Sheaffer Prelude Barley corn; Esterbrook J; Wahl Skyline

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd136/treehuggers-pics/Pens/P4040055.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd136/treehuggers-pics/Pens/P4040058.jpg

[Tony the Tiger]

One of the FP's on my wish list: a Waterman Carene. This one is from the Deluxe Collection, the Amethyst Bronze. I definitely see the bronze, but don't really get the amethyst. Nevertheless, it is a lovely pen. The gold cap w/ striated vertical lines is very classy looking. It has an 18K F nib, and I filled it w/ Stipula Sepia--a perfect ink match. It writes very smoothly, has a nice heft to it, and I just love the integrated nib design. Now (and I'm serious this time :embarrassed_smile: ), I'm going to go on a FP buying hiatus. There are other pens I want, but they are fairly pricey, and it's not like I need another pen right now, as evidenced by the list below.

Edited April 5, 2008 by Tony the Tiger

[jlepens]

I got home to find my new Edison Herald red-black ebonite clip-less pen. I will have to write a review when I get time.

[baazjg]

Duke D2

 

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