What pen(s) are you using today?

[BlueJ]

I am familiar with architect nibs, but please define "goccia-like." Could you post a side view close up of the tip?

[AmandaW]

Today's journal pen is a Platinum pocket pen with a fine steel nib, newly arrived, bought new, old stock from an Australian seller. The barrel and cap are metal and the section some sort of plastic. It came with a squeezy converter installed which is thoroughly stuck, maybe it's not removable. No matter it works, so there's was no real reason to replace it with a cartridge. I like the pen. The ink is Sailor Waka-uguisi.

 

[Misfit]

@AmandaW  I like the 4 leaf clovers, or shamrocks on that cool pen. 

[A Smug Dill]

6 hours ago, BlueJ said:

please define "goccia-like."

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=aurora+goccia+nib

 

 

[OldTravelingShoe]

To second @Misfit: lovely pen format and pretty four-leaf clovers, @AmandaW.

 

@Bruno Taut has a survey of Platinum converters - is yours the right-most? 

 

(I believe shamrocks are the regular, three-leaf version; someone with actual knowledge in botany can clarify.) 

[AmandaW]

20 minutes ago, OldTravelingShoe said:

a survey of Platinum converters - is yours the right-most?

 

Yes, it does appear so...

 

 

 

[ParramattaPaul]

Conway Stewart Churchill, Gravitas Entry, and Onoto Magna (in alphabetical order only).

[mallymal1]

20 hours ago, flodoc said:

The Serenite is an interesting pen that I couldn't afford back in the day. The nib appears to be a nail, but I'm sure it is a smooth writer, as most Waterman are. Is the gripping area as uncomfortable as it looks?

 

@flodoc You're right about the nib, it is a nail, but a smooth nail. 🙂

 

The gripping area is textured, and for many, would likely become uncomfortable during a lengthy writing session. I get along with it ok. I do find though, that the feed struggles to keep up during faster writing. Though, having said that, it definitely is a pen for the more relaxed and thoughtful occasion.

 

Here are a couple of images I made, back in 2007.

 

 

 

 

[OldTravelingShoe]

4 hours ago, ParramattaPaul said:

Conway Stewart Churchill, Gravitas Entry, and Onoto Magna (in alphabetical order only).

Very interesting lineup, I learned quite a bit from it, @ParramattaPaul! Thanks for sharing.

 

Would you mind sharing also photos of the Onoto Magna? I would appreciate both photos of the pen and of a sample of using the nib. 

 

[Linger]

Most of my writing, sadly…, is business. On Rhodia squared A4. And that paper suits me best with broader nibs. So the MB Martelé M, Sailor KoP Red B, and Nakaya Neo Standard Music find their way to my hand the most. 
 

I am still searching for notepads that suits my writing with other favorites, like Namiki #20 M for instance, or Sailor KoP M. My notebooks with Midori or Tomoe River paper are perfect for those.

[A Smug Dill]

15 minutes ago, Linger said:

I am still searching for notepads that suits my writing with other favorites, like Namiki #20 M for instance, or Sailor KoP M. My notebooks with Midori or Tomoe River paper are perfect for those.

 

Aren't there Midori MD notepads (including) in A4 size with a square grid?

[Linger]

Thx Dill, and believe it or not but I just discovered that last week!

 

I immediately ordered two of those pads (with one rounded off corner and glued on the top and the right hand side) from Sakura. Have my hopes up high!

[georges zaslavsky]

My three good old oversized sheaffer balance oversize all restored byRon Zorn which all work well.

[ParramattaPaul]

12 hours ago, OldTravelingShoe said:

Very interesting lineup, I learned quite a bit from it, @ParramattaPaul! Thanks for sharing.

 

Would you mind sharing also photos of the Onoto Magna? I would appreciate both photos of the pen and of a sample of using the nib. 

 

It isn't a great photo, but here you are: 

[mallymal1]

Aurora 88, inked with Private Reserve Gray Flannel. With a Nikargenta cap.

 

 

[AmandaW]

Today's journal pen is a Hero 616s - metal body and cap, plastic section - and the cute inlaid decoration on the hood. It's filled with the Diamine Dark Brown that comes in the vintage-looking packaging. It's not very dark or brown to my eye but nice enough. The pen does write a bit dry, I don't think it's the ink, but will try others on future fills to find something works.

 

[OldTravelingShoe]

8 hours ago, ParramattaPaul said:

It isn't a great photo, but here you are: 

Still awesome. Thank you, @ParramattaPaul! 

[flodoc]

22 hours ago, mallymal1 said:

 

@flodoc You're right about the nib, it is a nail, but a smooth nail. 🙂

 

The gripping area is textured, and for many, would likely become uncomfortable during a lengthy writing session. I get along with it ok. I do find though, that the feed struggles to keep up during faster writing. Though, having said that, it definitely is a pen for the more relaxed and thoughtful occasion.

 

Here are a couple of images I made, back in 2007.

 

 

 

 

Very nice images! The lighting on the nib and section is perfect and both images have a sense of mystery.

[ItwasLuck]

Have a few more vintage Pelikans on the way! But atm. 

[amberleadavis]