I got this pen today

[chromantic]

Well, couple weeks ago now but my Brown Tortoise 400 arrived, followed 2 days later by an Optima Caliedoscopio Luce Bianca and an M600 Glauco Cambon.

 

eta: carola pointed out that it is Glauco, not Gaudi, fixed it.

[Doug C]

2 hours ago, chromantic said:

Well, couple weeks ago now but my Brown Tortoise 400 arrived, followed 2 days later by an Optima Caliedoscopio Luce Bianca and an M600 Gaudi Cambon.

Christmas is early!!!🤑

[frogggo]

TWSBI Vac Mini Clear <M> 

 

Didn’t know what nib to choose at first, but I got help from this forum  Very smooth and wet, perfect choice for me

 

[Misfit]

Congratulations @frogggo I was looking at that pen online recently. 
 

I ordered seven shark pens on AliExpress. They arrived today. 
 

 

The colors are transparent black, volcanic ash, avocado green, transparent deep sea blue, wine red, milk tea, and ivory white. The pen case also came from AliExpress.  It’s a Kokuyo corduroy pen case in green. 

I think I’ll watch a couple shows during Shark Week on Discovery channel next week. I’ve never watched Shark Week shows. 
 

[A Smug Dill]

On 7/4/2024 at 7:54 AM, Misfit said:

I ordered seven shark pens on AliExpress.

 

I hope you enjoy them and got them for good prices. I have about eighty of those — specifically, with the muted colours of the current production generation that uses Lamy Z50-style ‘aeroplane’ nibs and 3.4mm-bore ink cartridges, not the open and hooded nibs and 2.6mm-bore ink cartridges as with the previous generation — put aside for a planned promotional event (that has nothing to do with pens or ink).

[WarrenB]

On 7/3/2024 at 11:12 AM, frogggo said:

TWSBI Vac Mini Clear <M> 

 

Didn’t know what nib to choose at first, but I got help from this forum  Very smooth and wet, perfect choice for me

 

 

Nice! Been looking at this recently myself. Seems to be the red-headed stepchild of the TWSBI range, but it appeals to me more than the Eco.

 

On 7/3/2024 at 10:54 PM, Misfit said:

I ordered seven shark pens on AliExpress. They arrived today. 

 

That's a lot of sharks.

 

9 hours ago, A Smug Dill said:

 

I have about eighty of those

 

I stand corrected.

[Tashi_Tsering]

Reflex C (circa 1934-36, I believe), button filler. 

 

Reflex is a sub-brand of Montblanc. The name Reflex was used for inexpensive pens intended for schoolchildren and students. 
 

[Doug C]

7 hours ago, Tashi_Tsering said:

Reflex C (circa 1934-36, I believe), button filler. 

 

Reflex is a sub-brand of Montblanc. The name Reflex was used for inexpensive pens intended for schoolchildren and students. 
 

I love the lines on this pen. Especially the section. 

[A Smug Dill]

[jchch1950]

Faber-Castell Hexo pens are, imo, excellent writing instruments. They are light, always ready to be used, portable, in many colours and reasonably priced. I learned from the photos in the OP that they are now made in Slovenia.

[PJS_prog]

On 7/7/2024 at 9:03 AM, Doug C said:

I love the lines on this pen. Especially the section. 

Agreed. That's a good-looking pen.

[PJS_prog]

Found a Pilot Cocoon in titanium, and it arrived today. No box, just a plastic wrapper in a plastic wrapper. No converter, just a cartridge. Swapped out the F nib for an EF from a Penmanship, and it writes great. Going to give it a test drive at work for a couple of weeks and see how much I like it.

 

[Inky_Ben]

Today my Edison Premiere - Delphinium arrived from the good folks at Goulet.  Inked it up with FPR Classic Black -- I tell ya -- it wants to skate across the page like blades on freshly swept ice.  The nib is quite stiff, almost no flex to it when you put some weight behind a line.  But, man! is that thing smooth.   I recently have been playing around with an Arkansas stone and some nibs on my moderately priced demonstrator pens.   This is the polar opposite.  I wouldn't dream of touching a thing.  The pen is just about perfect from a haptics/feel perspective. I do have a tendency to make every most recent purchase a favorite.  But this one may be difficult to let go of . . .  you know, for meals and showers.   Very classy writer.

 

 

 

Edited July 15 by Inky_Ben

[inkstainedruth]

No pix yet, but the two dark blue Vectors arrived in the mail today, along with a couple of cartridges.  And, um, a Papermate "Flexgrip" Ultra BP.  And I was like, "Um... thanks?  I probably can find a home for it...."

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[PJS_prog]

4 hours ago, inkstainedruth said:

And, um, a Papermate "Flexgrip" Ultra BP.  And I was like, "Um... thanks?  I probably can find a home for it...."

[Surlyprof]

6 hours ago, Inky_Ben said:

Today my Edison Premiere - Delphinium arrived from the good folks at Goulet.  Inked it up with FPR Classic Black -- I tell ya -- it wants to skate across the page like blades on freshly swept ice.  The nib is quite stiff, almost no flex to it when you put some weight behind a line.  But, man! is that thing smooth.   I recently have been playing around with an Arkansas stone and some nibs on my moderately priced demonstrator pens.   This is the polar opposite.  I wouldn't dream of touching a thing.  The pen is just about perfect from a haptics/feel perspective. I do have a tendency to make every most recent purchase a favorite.  But this one may be difficult to let go of . . .  you know, for meals and showers.   Very classy writer.

 

 

 

Wow!  That's gorgeous.  Love the color combination.

[Surlyprof]

 

Fresh in today from Endless Pens, my Piano Red Lamy Studio with a gold nib (which I still suspect is an NOS Rubine Red from 2014).  The medium nib writes smooth as silk right out of the box.  Very pleased with this one.  It will be in heavy rotation for a while.

[jchch1950]

Congratulations. What a nice colour, It can be a reissue or a very slightly different one.

[Cjtamu]

7 hours ago, Surlyprof said:

 

Fresh in today from Endless Pens, my Piano Red Lamy Studio with a gold nib (which I still suspect is an NOS Rubine Red from 2014).  The medium nib writes smooth as silk right out of the box.  Very pleased with this one.  It will be in heavy rotation for a while.

As well it should. Beautiful color.

[Penguincollector]

On 7/15/2024 at 1:06 PM, Inky_Ben said:

Today my Edison Premiere - Delphinium arrived from the good folks at Goulet.  Inked it up with FPR Classic Black -- I tell ya -- it wants to skate across the page like blades on freshly swept ice.  The nib is quite stiff, almost no flex to it when you put some weight behind a line.  But, man! is that thing smooth.   I recently have been playing around with an Arkansas stone and some nibs on my moderately priced demonstrator pens.   This is the polar opposite.  I wouldn't dream of touching a thing.  The pen is just about perfect from a haptics/feel perspective. I do have a tendency to make every most recent purchase a favorite.  But this one may be difficult to let go of . . .  you know, for meals and showers.   Very classy writer.

 

 

 

 

  I love it. Please feel free to share pictures of your new friend on the “Blue Pen Club” thread. I would love to see close ups of the material and the nib.