Enjoying Montblanc Pens — Broad, Oblique, Extra Fine, Le & Bespoke 2019

[Tom Kellie]

[ardene]

An OBB Dostoevsky with friends.

 

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Edited October 1, 2019 by ardene

[Tom Kellie]

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/15494-fpns-pen-art-gallery/page-113

~ From Andrew_L in FPN'S “PEN ART GALLERY”

[Tom Kellie]

Montblanc Turquoise and Montblanc Maya Blue

[Tom Kellie]

[Tom Kellie]

[thygreyt]

Wow, at least on my screen it looks a touch vibrant and amazing shading...!

[bstnnyc]

An OBB Dostoevsky with friends.

 

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Love the Dostoevsky! The OBB nib on this one looks perfect

[bstnnyc]

 

Thank you Tom for these images that show off the inks to their fullest with wonderful broad nibs!

[Tom Kellie]

[empliau]

Tom, what a useful and delightful comparison! While I am thoroughly enjoying the colors, may I ask, are you dipping the pens? Or are you filling and cleaning that many pens? I am lazy about cleaning and can't imagine!

 

ETA: I am so predictable - of the many you show, despite their varied beauties, I am drawn to Petrol Blue and Ultramarine. Teal and deep saturated blue always win me over. I am so boring.

Edited October 4, 2019 by empliau

[Tom Kellie]

Tom, what a useful and delightful comparison! While I am thoroughly enjoying the colors, may I ask, are you dipping the pens? Or are you filling and cleaning that many pens? I am lazy about cleaning and can't imagine!

 

ETA: I am so predictable - of the many you show, despite their varied beauties, I am drawn to Petrol Blue and Ultramarine. Teal and deep saturated blue always win me over. I am so boring.

 

 

~ empliau:

 

What a nice comment! Thank you so much.

Actually, both of the above, ever so slightly.

The two nibs were dipped a wee bit and ever-so slightly filled to an almost negligible level.

After blotting dry, they were used to write the samples in the order shown.

It was a 2-day task, due to the time needed to adequately flush and dry without traces of ink remaining.

Of possible interest is that two inks were noticeably different than the other nine.

Montblanc Ultramarine required substantially more time to flush and clean than any other ink.

In the feed of the Bespoke Small Signature Nib, it required time and repeated effort to final flush it clean.

At the other end of the spectrum was Homer Greek Blue, which by comparison with all of the other inks was easily the easiest to fully flush.

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You just taught me something!

I had no idea what “ETA” might indicate. After a bit of investigation, “Edited to Add” is now part of my digital lingo.

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The note at the top, introducing the ink comparisons, was written in a mid-1950s Montblanc 342 OBB inked in Montblanc Petrol Blue.

If others feel inspired to add one of Montblanc's recent inks to their writing table, this will have been well worth the effort.

Tom K.

[Uncial]

Tom, what's the red ink?

[Tom Kellie]

Tom, what's the red ink?

 

 

~ Uncial:

 

This is where having an updated pen & ink log comes in handy.

The red ink was in a Platinum 149 OBBB inked in Montblanc James Dean Rebel Red.

The reason for that choice was to remain with the theme of recently released Montblanc inks.

Sorry for neglecting to mention it. After be caught up in inking and flushing blues and greens, the lone red ink slipped my mind.

Rebel Red is a congenial ink. With repeated use, it's becoming an integral part of my daily writing.

Tom K.

[PAKMAN]

Got my first oblique Mont Blanc nib. I would guess it's a OM. 144 in Vermeil

[ardene]

Love the Dostoevsky! The OBB nib on this one looks perfect

 

It does look very fitting on it. The Dostoevsky wears broader nibs very well.

[Tom Kellie]

From a 35th Floor Classroom, with Northernmost Hong Kong Visible As Green on the Right

[ardene]

Got my first oblique Mont Blanc nib. I would guess it's a OM. 144 in Vermeil

 

This is a very nice nib and the cap is intriguing!

[Tom Kellie]

Montblanc Elixir Ink Trio

[Tom Kellie]

Montblanc Elixir Colorist Pourpre