I got this pen today

[DvdRiet]

5 hours ago, dms525 said:

I got this pen today. Latest impulsive buy. Showing my (newly acquired) green pen. I hope cross posting is not severely punished.

 

Leonardo 2023 Dutch Pen Show LE. Reminds me of a Summer frozen dessert. Vanilla-Mint Gelato? Hmmm... The pen looks better than that sounds!

 

 

 

 

David

Oooh, it looks better than its teaser did, too! Very nice looking pen! Enjoy!

[Nellie]

On 6/11/2023 at 6:34 AM, USG said:

 

👍Everybody has such nice colorful pens....

Thanks 🙂. Apparently - I checked! 🙈 - only two of my 28 pens are black.

[USG]

14 hours ago, Nellie said:

Thanks 🙂. Apparently - I checked! 🙈 - only two of my 28 pens are black.

 

I can't say the same. 😀 Black pens to me are like Tribbles.. 😀  LOL, Every time I turn around there's more.

[Paul-in-SF]

On 6/15/2023 at 12:23 PM, Paul-in-SF said:

The design of this pen seems to go well with my impression of Brahms music (not necessarily in a good way) -- a little stodgy and pompous. I don't think I'm going to love it like I do my Virginia Woolf. But I'll have a better idea once I have written with it.

I have inked it up and written with it now, and I like it. The Fine nib is quick and responsive without being too wet. The looks are still meh, but that's not my primary interest anyway (although the exterior design of a pen can take me from liking it to loving it). And that box is safely stowed where I won't have to see or think about it. 

[Bo Bo Olson]

4 hours ago, USG said:

 😀 Black pens to me are like Tribbles.. 😀  LOL, Every time I turn around there's more.

A long time ago, I said no more black pens. I live in the worlds capitol of black pens...Germany.

Since then, 2/5th of the pens I bought were black.(in vintage pens which is what I chase)....some were from brands I chase....others were in live auction lots, with a perhaps colored pen.............which are scarce and out side of Pelikan seem to cost 1/3 more than the basic black and gold.

[inkstainedruth]

10 hours ago, USG said:

 

I can't say the same. 😀 Black pens to me are like Tribbles.. 😀  LOL, Every time I turn around there's more.

Yeah, that's my problem too.  Because I tend to buy vintage pens, I'm much more limited in what colors are available for a reasonable price.  

It's not like I'm trying to join the Black Pen Society by ANY stretch of the imagination, but that's what I'm more likely to find in the wild.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Nellie]

On 6/17/2023 at 4:25 PM, USG said:

 

I can't say the same. 😀 Black pens to me are like Tribbles.. 😀  LOL, Every time I turn around there's more.

😄

[USG]

On 6/17/2023 at 2:52 PM, Bo Bo Olson said:

A long time ago, I said no more black pens. I live in the worlds capitol of black pens...Germany.

Since then, 2/5th of the pens I bought were black.(in vintage pens which is what I chase)....some were from brands I chase....others were in live auction lots, with a perhaps colored pen.............which are scarce and out side of Pelikan seem to cost 1/3 more than the basic black and gold.

 

I noticed that the price goes up as color is added too, but Sometimes I think it's all about the nib...🤔

 

On 6/17/2023 at 8:48 PM, inkstainedruth said:

Yeah, that's my problem too.  Because I tend to buy vintage pens, I'm much more limited in what colors are available for a reasonable price.  

It's not like I'm trying to join the Black Pen Society by ANY stretch of the imagination, but that's what I'm more likely to find in the wild.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

Haha, problems, problems.... 🤜🤛  I have 2 more in a cart just waiting...🥴

 

[Misfit]

This pen, a Kaweco Ocean Blue, arrived today. It is a SE Asia exclusive, shipped from Singapore. Blue isn’t easy to photograph, and the flash image was less true. This is a bit darker than the color I see. 
 

[PatrickA]

Today received this nice pre-loved faceted green Pilot Vanishing Point / Capless with a smooth M nib.

 

(I wanted to write vintage Vanishing point but decided to only call things vintage when it is older then myself 😉)

 

 

In comparison with the current model:

 

 

[inkstainedruth]

Interesting.  It looks smaller than the current model (presuming that's the striped one in the top of the photo).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[PatrickA]

9 hours ago, inkstainedruth said:

Interesting.  It looks smaller than the current model (presuming that's the striped one in the top of the photo).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

Both the striped and black pen are current models, the black pen looks a little slimmer on the photo but they are the same size.

 

The older model is only about 2mm shorter but a lot slimmer and lighter. It does feel a little more comfortable to hold due to the design of the front section and the clip which in this version is made out of one piece. of metal The clip also stays closer to the body compared to current model which also makes it more comfortable.

[Misfit]

Here in today’s mail

 

[AmandaW]

1 hour ago, Misfit said:

Here in today’s mail

 

Very pretty!

[Misfit]

@AmandaW thank you. Kaweco did a good job on that color. Mmm, pretty. 

[Misfit]

This pen arrived today. It’s a Conklin Duragraph in Amber with a stub nib.

 

[Misfit]

Two orders arrived today with pens. One was from Milligram in Australia. I got the Kaweco AL Raw Aluminum, and the Sport Skyline in gray. They are hanging out in the tin the AL came in. 
 

[A Smug Dill]

Well, this arrived not today, but over a week ago:

 

It's a shame; I picked up this Majohn A1 on AliExpress for <US$15 (taxed and delivered to Australia). At least, when I finally got around to opening a dispute, with this clip (not in GIF format, of course) and some photos attached, earlier this evening, AliExpress gave me a full refund… in under three minutes! They'd have barely had time to read the details of the dispute and review the evidence submitted.

[USG]

16 hours ago, Misfit said:

Two orders arrived today with pens. One was from Milligram in Australia. I got the Kaweco AL Raw Aluminum, and the Sport Skyline in gray. They are hanging out in the tin the AL came in. 
 

 

Hi Misfit

They look great.  I"m a fan. 😀👍

Is it the photo or does the Aluminum one have a slightly different shape?

Have you inked it yer? If so, what nib, how does it write?

 

[Misfit]

@USG I plan on inking it later. I think it looks different because of reflection. Once it has ink, I’ll post a photo of it alone with writing. Had to get an M nib, as it was the largest available. 
 

edit:

I’m sharing two photos, one with flash, one without. The photo with flash is more true to color, but the pen looks not so true. 
 

 

 

Without flash, the pen looks better, but colors are not quite right, though they are representative of the lighting in the room.