I got this pen today

[A Smug Dill]

8 minutes ago, AmandaW said:

An impressive selection however it happened, there are some very attractive pens there.

 

Ahem, I may or may not have just ordered another sixteen Profuture Lab FP0029 fountain pens, having discovered how I could get them at half the (already low) effective price per unit I paid for the previous batches.

[AmandaW]

47 minutes ago, A Smug Dill said:

 

Ahem, I may or may not have just ordered another sixteen Profuture Lab FP0029 fountain pens, having discovered how I could get them at half the (already low) effective price per unit I paid for the previous batches.

[Pen Ffynnon]

Untrue. I got this pen yesterday, but wanted to wait for some decent light. TWSBI Diamond 580 in Iris.

[cat74]

A few pens in the last month or so

Jinhao 10..ok I guess

Penbbs 308...lovely!

Wing Sung 930... surprisingly nice...but large!!

Lamy 99 with broad nib...came with no clip or finial..had a parts pen so 2 became 1....very nice

Green Parker 25...Parker 25s have become a nice office pen for me

Montblanc Carrera..piston!! listed as cartridge with bad photos..took a chance and it worked out!!

[Misfit]

It was tracking for May 1, but arrived today. That made up for another package that was supposed to arrive today, but didn’t. 
 

The pen is a discontinued Pilot Pluminix in red with the CM nib. Whee! I love the CM nibs. It was called a pixie compared to the longer Plumix. 
 

 

I posted this elsewhere, but why not post the photo here too. Pilot made the Plumix and the Pluminix. They have discontinued them. But they can be purchased still, if you do some sleuthing. So here is the navy Plumix and the red Pluminix. 
 

[Pen Ffynnon]

Esterbrook Estie Back to the Land in Funky Lake. It came with both a cartridge and a little over 5ml of blue ink, as well as a magnetic pen loop.

[Misfit]

@Pen Ffynnon let me know what you think of the Esterbrook Back to the Land. The brown one is tempting.  

[Pen Ffynnon]

@Misfit Will do! I mainly wanted to try the journaler nib after reading a lot of raves about it. Of course, one person's rave is another's meh.  I'll ink it up tomorrow when I get back from getting my knee drained (I'll need a treat and it's probably better for me than a pint (or two) of ice cream).

 

And you seriously tempted me with the Pluminix. There's still lime green ones available from the Pilot store on Amazon and the price is so reasonable, and it's a Pilot..... I'm doomed.

[AmandaW]

7 minutes ago, Pen Ffynnon said:

And you seriously tempted me with the Pluminix. There's still lime green ones available from the Pilot store on Amazon and the price is so reasonable, and it's a Pilot..... I'm doomed.

If you don't like the pen the nib and feed can swap into any Pilot pen that takes their steel nib. (Kakuno with a nice crispier stub...)

[vandons]

Ranga Model 3 with Tom's Studio Japanese Brush Tip.

[Pen Ffynnon]

2 hours ago, AmandaW said:

If you don't like the pen the nib and feed can swap into any Pilot pen that takes their steel nib. (Kakuno with a nice crispier stub...)

Thank you! That's a great tip!

[Misfit]

8 hours ago, Pen Ffynnon said:

And you seriously tempted me with the Pluminix. There's still lime green ones available from the Pilot store on Amazon and the price is so reasonable, and it's a Pilot..... I'm doomed

Be very careful, and really look at the pen. On Amazon France, the red Pluminix was mixed in with Plumix pens. Look for Pluminix on the pen body. Also, the Pluminix is a small pen very similar to the size of a TWSBI Diamond Mini. 

[Penguincollector]

17 hours ago, Pen Ffynnon said:

Esterbrook Estie Back to the Land in Funky Lake. It came with both a cartridge and a little over 5ml of blue ink, as well as a magnetic pen loop.

 Oh, that is a pretty pen! 

[Pen Ffynnon]

Two TWSBI ECOs--Espresso with bronze, 1.1 stub and Caffé with bronze, M nib. I'm thinking they both need brown inks.

 

I chopped them off, but my bottles of Iro Rikka and Syun-gyo also arrived with a big shout-out to @Penguincollector because I got the pens and ink both from Oblation. 

[inkstainedruth]

23 hours ago, Pen Ffynnon said:

@Misfit Will do! I mainly wanted to try the journaler nib after reading a lot of raves about it. Of course, one person's rave is another's meh.  I'll ink it up tomorrow when I get back from getting my knee drained (I'll need a treat and it's probably better for me than a pint (or two) of ice cream).

 

I don't have any of the modern (reboot) Esties, just a bunch of vintage ones (most of which still need to be checked out/rehabbed).  So what's the "journaler" nib all about?  I'm not familiar with the term.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

[Pen Ffynnon]

3 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

I don't have any of the modern (reboot) Esties, just a bunch of vintage ones (most of which still need to be checked out/rehabbed).  So what's the "journaler" nib all about?  I'm not familiar with the term.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

The nibs are ground by Gena Salorino and (quoting the Esterbrook website), "...“medium stub grind, based on the vintage Esterbrook 9314M nib. The idea is that it’s smooth and friendly enough for everyday use, gives your writing some flair, all without being too huge for practical writing”."

So....curiosity got the better of me since I do love me a stub nib. Unless I'm practicing kanji...

[USG]

On 4/29/2025 at 6:43 PM, Pen Ffynnon said:

Esterbrook Estie Back to the Land in Funky Lake. It came with both a cartridge and a little over 5ml of blue ink, as well as a magnetic pen loop.

 

That's a really nice color...  😀👍

 

[inkstainedruth]

3 hours ago, Pen Ffynnon said:

The nibs are ground by Gena Salorino and (quoting the Esterbrook website), "...“medium stub grind, based on the vintage Esterbrook 9314M nib. The idea is that it’s smooth and friendly enough for everyday use, gives your writing some flair, all without being too huge for practical writing”."

So....curiosity got the better of me since I do love me a stub nib. Unless I'm practicing kanji...

Thanks for the info.  I have a bunch of vintage Esties, and some spare nib units as well (and I think I have a 9314M) but the only two I've ever used both have 1555 Gregg nibs.  And you know what?  For low-end "student grade" nibs which don't have tipping (just folded over tines), they're both pretty nice writers....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Penguincollector]

They’re such good people, @Pen Ffynnon! 

[Carrau]

Today I received a new Lamy Safari LE Dark Dusk, which is a deep Navy Blue, and will function as a workhorse pen for me.