What's Your Most Recent Addition To The Flock? 2016

[Christopher Godfrey]

<I'm new (though I've followed all your posts for a long time now)...>

 

First, sciencehistorian, welcome here! It sounds as though you've been stalking us for a while? ;^)

 

In any case, secondly, since you have purchased <two> Pelikans, you must by now have understood the inevitability of reproduction...?

 

Let it happen; enjoy the ride!

[sciencehistorian]

<I'm new (though I've followed all your posts for a long time now)...>

 

First, sciencehistorian, welcome here! It sounds as though you've been stalking us for a while? ;^)

 

In any case, secondly, since you have purchased <two> Pelikans, you must by now have understood the inevitability of reproduction...?

 

Let it happen; enjoy the ride!

 

Hahaha, stalking you all for a while sounds about right - I learnt a lot about fountain pens in the process.

 

I was very lucky to be able to purchase two, and would not complain at all if they were to reproduce.

 

Thanks for the warm welcome.

Edited January 17, 2016 by sciencehistorian

[farmdogfan]

I got this m1000 recently, the person i bought it from told me it was more than 20 years old, and never was used.

 

 

 

 

 

[fplover01]

That M1000 is looking sexy. However it cannot be more than 20 years old, but maximum about 19, since M1000 production started in 1997 if I remember well. Have fun with it.

[farmdogfan]

Thanks, maybe it´s just 19 years then.

 

I just inked it, and so far it´s on the wet side (to put it mildly), so the nib might need some adjustment, but apart from that it´s a great pen.

[sargetalon]

fplover01 is correct about the age of the pen. We can be more precise though and date its production from 1997-2003. That would make it somewhere between 12-19 years old.

[farmdogfan]

Thanks for the additional info.

[ian1964]

Just because it is Red.......I love red pens

Edited January 19, 2016 by ian1964

[zenephi001]

An understated little grey beauty ...

 

[gordonhooker]

Very nice additions there people.

[fplover01]

New Black M805 with a Broad nib, fully Rhodium plated.

 

 

[Aborst]

It was a nice surprise to find out that the Pelikan 400 that I thought was just green striated actually turned out to be a grey striated

[JTF1968]

A 140 OBB torpedo is on its way... The barrel has green-blueish stripes. I'll share a picture when it has arrived. Can't wait!

[FOUR X FOUR]

M 800. Medium nib. The color is more impressive than the pen.image.jpg

After playing with this pen for a few weeks. I've changed my mind. I'm very impressed with this pen

[irondome]

I bought a M200 demonstrator, M200 cafe creame and M800 burnt orange this month. Call me crazy and I'll agree with you.

[ScienceChick]

My M400 White Tortoise finally arrived from Art's Nibs (I had it shipped directly to him to be stubbed). The pen is gorgeous and the nib is a bit oblique-y and writes a very smooth, wet line (Diamine Chocolate Brown). Very happy camper here.

[Christopher Godfrey]

And here is another happy camper, having just taken delivery of a yellow M205, the Duo model with big fat nib for underlining in neon ink! My very first modern Pelikan, too! It doesn't look bad, alongside all my vintage pens.

[Kevan]

Got a M805 Stresemann. First M800. A few days ago, when looking at the M800 models, I was set on getting the all black one. I wanted a Tortoise Brown, but losing out on 2 auctions was irritating. So I wanted the black one since I never liked the look of the classic Pelikan green and I have a blue M600.

 

Then someone said "Get a Stresemann." "No way!" I said, "I don't like all-rhodium trim! I want that bicolor nib!" "Trust me, it works," he said.

 

Off to Google and Youtube to look at pictures, reviews, and videos. And you know how these things go. Pretty soon I had to have one.

 

Well, it's arrived and I love the looks. I love the feel in the hand. But the nib...is slightly off. Again. Third Pelikan...third sub-par nib on delivery. Not a good track record.

 

It's not horrible or anything, but it could be better. There's issues on diagonal upstrokes and sometimes on downstrokes. And the pen only writes smoothly when posted. Unposted, it's kind of dry.

 

It's an F nib, with Waterman Mysterious Blue ink. I'll try another ink in it before I pronounce it to be a problem. I love the line-width of the F nib...suits me much more than my Medium nib M600 for every day writing.

Edited January 24, 2016 by Kevan

[Sharookh]

Pelikan M101n, Red Tortoise with Broad nib ground to an Italic

[hari317]

Pelikan M101n, Red Tortoise with Broad nib ground to an Italic

 

congrats! but not the stock nib?