What pen(s) are you waiting for in the mail?

[inkstainedruth]

Sadly, even an M800/805 is too large and heavy for me.  So I was really happy a few years ago when Pelikan released the M405 Stresemann -- and at a price that I DIDN'T have to turn to a life of crime to be able to afford....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[51ISH]

3 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

Sadly, even an M800/805 is too large and heavy for me.  So I was really happy a few years ago when Pelikan released the M405 Stresemann -- and at a price that I DIDN'T have to turn to a life of crime to be able to afford....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Have to say I keep getting drawn to a Pelikan 140 in Tortoishell 🥰

[inkstainedruth]

My first bird was a 1990s era M400 Brown Tortoise, with a very juicy F nib (bought for a special occasion). I really wanted a blue/black one but that came up on eBay first and I won the auction.  My husband was sort of flipping out at the price (I think I had never cracked the $100 US price tag threshold before).  But after I bought the M405 Stresemann and M405 Blue Black a couple of years later, he realized that I wasn't kidding when I said "You don't understand -- a NEW M400 would cost way more than this!  And they don't make this color any more...."  (Of course then Pelikan re-issued the Brown Tortoise a few years after that, JUST to make a liar out of me.... )

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[TrueBlue719]

I ordered a 1461 nib unit for my Esterbrook 407 desk set that I found at an antique store. It currently has a medium nib that's bent out of shape.  I want to use the fine on it because my desk calendar doesn't play nice with anything broader than that with most inks.

[The Elevator]

On 3/27/2023 at 6:50 PM, inkstainedruth said:

Of course then Pelikan re-issued the Brown Tortoise a few years after that, JUST to make a liar out of me.... 

 

It always happens like that. Every time I say “well, looks like time to close up” at work, some poor customer rushes in last second. Or every time I think my car problems are finally sorted, another oxygen sensor or little hydraulic line has different plans. To top it all off, I was excited to finally buy myself a Pilot Plumix calligraphy set with F,M, and B stub nibs, to find that what had been in stock a week ago was gone, probably forever. 

 

On the other hand, I managed to score a set of 2 Kakunos with ink and a Con 40 on a sale for $16. They’re on their way now 😃

[Oggie]

Platinum Preppy Wa Modern Maki-e Fountain Pen in the Kachimushi pattern (which looks like dragonfly to me)with F nib,  plus a converter.

[AmandaW]

I'm waiting for a Lamy Safari White with Black Clip SE and a Kaweco Sport Iridescent Pearl.

[Penguincollector]

I found a deal on AliExpress for leather pen cases, and to stack a coupon I needed $6 more, so now I’m waiting for a  blue (of course) MIRUI x Schneider pen that you can open by pressing the top . ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

[OCArt]

I bought a $22 leather pen case from Amazon that's a very close dupe of my $75 Pilot case. Certainly seems like high quality and very well built.

[Toolattack]

I’m waiting for a MB 146 Legrand Calligraphy Meisterstuck with flex nib due to be delivered in a couple of days. It seems to be sold out in a lot of stores, so I’m dreading an ‘Unfortunately this pen is not currently available’ email… I really hope it will be delivered.

[51ISH]

On 4/22/2023 at 1:52 AM, Penguincollector said:

I found a deal on AliExpress for leather pen cases, and to stack a coupon I needed $6 more, so now I’m waiting for a  blue (of course) MIRUI x Schneider pen that you can open by pressing the top . ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

 

 

so now I’m waiting for a  blue (of course....

 

Pilot Prera with a CM nib demonstator in.... Light Blue of course....😁

[Penguincollector]

1 hour ago, 51ISH said:

 

Pilot Prera with a CM nib demonstator in.... Light Blue of course....😁

 (that one is in my Amazon cart)

I am waiting on a rolled gold Cross with a 14k nib. It was all very vague, so we’ll see what I get.

[Misfit]

I’m waiting on a Faber-Castell Grip Silver Glam pen. 

[ruby.monkey]

A few odds and ends. The most interesting are an Osmiroid 65 with music nib and feed removal tool, and a snorkel-filler Sheaffer Statesman with a stub nib.

[ParramattaPaul]

48 minutes ago, ruby.monkey said:

an Osmiroid 65

Ooh!  Picture please.  I want to see if it similar to my Osmiroid 65 with a medium nib.

[ruby.monkey]

On 5/19/2023 at 2:53 AM, ParramattaPaul said:

Ooh!  Picture please.  I want to see if it similar to my Osmiroid 65 with a medium nib.

Here you go:

 

[ParramattaPaul]

There are notable differences besides the nibs.  My Osmiroid has a slightly different section with a raised edge at the distal end.  The distal end of the feed is smaller than yours possibly because my pen has a lefthanded nib.

[ruby.monkey]

Is yours a lever-fill? This one has an aerometric-type filler and a ten-sided faceted section. The nib itself is meant to handle Indian ink and has a pull-out feed (the tool in the pack is the feed puller).

[Penguincollector]

I’m waiting on a blue trim Pilot Prera Iro-ai with a CM nib.  I had it in the cart forever.

[Misfit]

A Hongdian N8, and a Jinhao 82 in coffee.  The Jinhao was ordered a few weeks ago. According to eBay tracking, it is in the US now.