What pen are you waiting for in the mail?

[dragos.mocanu]

A 1940s Cedar Blue Parker "51" Pencil, 1/10 16k GF cap, perfect match for my "51" Vacumatic!

[Dr_P]

A vintage Parker 61 Flighter Deluxe Mark III (ca. 1975-1983, England).

 

Ir crossed the Atlantic during the weekend. Now is making its way up to Northern Ontario, and will be delivered by moose next Friday

 

I'm getting more and more anxious as the delivery day arrives

[lahlahlaw]

A Sheaffer Balance

 

 

 

[benay148]

just ordered this beauty yesterday from jetpens

http://i.imgur.com/CUkG4V7.jpg

[VivienR]

Parker Sonnet Matte Black GT with fine nib.

[betweenthelens]

Another Bayard! I've been lurking on French ebay and found this beauty. My heart is beating out a staccato rhythm as I gaze upon it.

 

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee513/betweenthelens/_58-1_zps68d1c0b8.jpg

 

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee513/betweenthelens/_58_zps6ad03222.jpg

[johntdavis]

Another Bayard! I've been lurking on French ebay and found this beauty. My heart is beating out a staccato rhythm as I gaze upon it.

 

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee513/betweenthelens/_58-1_zps68d1c0b8.jpg

 

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee513/betweenthelens/_58_zps6ad03222.jpg

 

Wow. I've never seen one of these. really cool. I love the body. Is it black, or black with green specks?

 

The nib reminds me of the Parker 51, but more visible. Is the pen about the same size? I'm trying to figure out the filling mechanism. Piston or button?

[BBU]

Nemosine Singularity in black with the 0.6 mm "calligraphy" nib, which I ordered on Monday morning.

 

It'll be my first fountain pen, and I'm sort of nervous about the decision I made. I started off just wanting a reliable, highly recommended pen like a Pilot Metropolitan or 78G, but I was drawn to stub and italic nibs. After a few days of mulling over the facts that italic nibs fine enough to suit my small handwriting are nearly non-existent (to the degree that some people with similar tastes pay to have custom-ground nibs) and the Nemosine has probably the smallest one in a pen under $20, I pulled the trigger.

 

I know that the cap sometimes arrives with cracks. I know that the nib leaks into the inside of the cap. I know that the plastic body looks super-cheap. Hell, some people even say that the slit in the nib is sometimes cut off-centre. And I still bought the damn thing. To top it off, the web store is known to re-brand Chinese pens, and they raised their shipping fee to Canada by a dollar when I finally checked out to order the pen (compared to the time when I was just browsing a few days prior). I thought maybe it was a sign to back out, but I went ahead anyway.

 

Sure, it's a $15 pen, but I had to add in a $1 sample of ink to boost the bill above a certain shipping threshold, and the Canadian dollar isn't as strong as it could be. I'm just hoping the thing works, because I like the idea of fountain pens and I don't want my first one to permanently sour my impression of them.

 

I need a hug.

[betweenthelens]

Thanks! It does remind me of a 51. It's black, according to the seller, and it's approximately 5.5 inches in length. The filling system on this model (Bayard Fit) is accordion; the blind cap is removed, the nib immersed and the glass tube is pressed and released to draw up the ink. My Bayard Niveauclair has the same system as does my Bayard 715.

 

 

Wow. I've never seen one of these. really cool. I love the body. Is it black, or black with green specks?

 

The nib reminds me of the Parker 51, but more visible. Is the pen about the same size? I'm trying to figure out the filling mechanism. Piston or button?

[betweenthelens]

Nemosine Singularity in black with the 0.6 mm "calligraphy" nib, which I ordered on Monday morning.

 

It'll be my first fountain pen, and I'm sort of nervous about the decision I made. I started off just wanting a reliable, highly recommended pen like a Pilot Metropolitan or 78G, but I was drawn to stub and italic nibs. After a few days of mulling over the facts that italic nibs fine enough to suit my small handwriting are nearly non-existent (to the degree that some people with similar tastes pay to have custom-ground nibs) and the Nemosine has probably the smallest one in a pen under $20, I pulled the trigger.

 

I know that the cap sometimes arrives with cracks. I know that the nib leaks into the inside of the cap. I know that the plastic body looks super-cheap. Hell, some people even say that the slit in the nib is sometimes cut off-centre. And I still bought the damn thing. To top it off, the web store is known to re-brand Chinese pens, and they raised their shipping fee to Canada by a dollar when I finally checked out to order the pen (compared to the time when I was just browsing a few days prior). I thought maybe it was a sign to back out, but I went ahead anyway.

 

Sure, it's a $15 pen, but I had to add in a $1 sample of ink to boost the bill above a certain shipping threshold, and the Canadian dollar isn't as strong as it could be. I'm just hoping the thing works, because I like the idea of fountain pens and I don't want my first one to permanently sour my impression of them.

 

I need a hug.

My first pen purchase after getting back into them was a Chinese Bookworm 675 for eight and change and it's a sweet pen. There's a learning curve, too, and if you don't experiment, you won't know what you like and what you don't like. You'll find your tastes change as well.

[Ambien]

Sure, it's a $15 pen, but I had to add in a $1 sample of ink to boost the bill above a certain shipping threshold, and the Canadian dollar isn't as strong as it could be. I'm just hoping the thing works, because I like the idea of fountain pens and I don't want my first one to permanently sour my impression of them.

 

I need a hug.

 

I own the NS too and it's a nice writer =)

 

Their customer service is also great if there's some issue with your FP you can always exchange parts for it without a hassle.

 

I'm waiting for a Pelikan 400 EF and maybe some ebay auctions to end soon.

[abritdownunder]

I ordered, just today, a Pelikan Souveran 1000 Green Black Gold with medium nib. Unfortunately they only had the medium nib in full silver and not the duo nib, gold and silver. So, they had to order than specially, so now it won't be here until next week.

[sargetalon]

All of my purchases are in. Unfortunately, I'm STILL waiting on 3 pens out for repair. Chartpak has had my solid blue M405,for 12 weeks now and Ron Zorn has had my 400 tortoise and 120 Type I for 25 weeks. All 3 pens way overdue in my opinion. Hoping to see them soon.

[tomgartin]

A fellow FPNer sent a surprise through the mail. Should arrive tomorrow. All I know is that there is ebonite involved. mmmmmm delicious. Can't wait! Thank you [you know who you are]

[herbsttag]

- Purple Lamy Al-Star (F Nib)

- Sailor clear candy, milk coffee (so cute!)

- Pilot Prera M Nib, soft blue

[Alex2014]

Waiting for a Sailor maki-e "Chou (butterfly)" and an Aurora Deluxe blue ordered on eBay.

I'd order a Montegrappa blue cobalt with F nib and/or a Pilot Lucina yellow, as well.

[Loeschpapier]

Nemosine Singularity in black with the 0.6 mm "calligraphy" nib, which I ordered on Monday morning.

 

It'll be my first fountain pen, and I'm sort of nervous about the decision I made. I started off just wanting a reliable, highly recommended pen like a Pilot Metropolitan or 78G, but I was drawn to stub and italic nibs. After a few days of mulling over the facts that italic nibs fine enough to suit my small handwriting are nearly non-existent (to the degree that some people with similar tastes pay to have custom-ground nibs) and the Nemosine has probably the smallest one in a pen under $20, I pulled the trigger.

 

I know that the cap sometimes arrives with cracks. I know that the nib leaks into the inside of the cap. I know that the plastic body looks super-cheap. Hell, some people even say that the slit in the nib is sometimes cut off-centre. And I still bought the damn thing. To top it off, the web store is known to re-brand Chinese pens, and they raised their shipping fee to Canada by a dollar when I finally checked out to order the pen (compared to the time when I was just browsing a few days prior). I thought maybe it was a sign to back out, but I went ahead anyway.

 

Sure, it's a $15 pen, but I had to add in a $1 sample of ink to boost the bill above a certain shipping threshold, and the Canadian dollar isn't as strong as it could be. I'm just hoping the thing works, because I like the idea of fountain pens and I don't want my first one to permanently sour my impression of them.

 

I need a hug.

Here's a hug! Don't stress too much, I know, easier said than done.

 

But I noticed that in the end you have to follow your own preferences! and get your feet wet.

 

And the Nemosine is by no means the worst pen you could buy. I have plenty of pens in that price range and the majority is great. Don't let analysis paralysis give you a huge case of buyer's remorse.

 

Odds are that you'll rip your package open and will marvel at it, write with it and be completely infected by the pen bug. It's often not awful pens that make be lust for another pen. No, it's often because I loved one pen, I want to love more pens.

 

I spent way too many months agonizing over buying a TWSBI Mini. Some say it's dry, too this, too that. and because 50 Dollars is still 50 Dollars to me, not because I think a pen is not 'worth it', but because of financial realities, shall we say.

 

Once you made your decision and feel the fretting...go back to the initial oooooooh moment that made you chose the pen. Start looking forward to the day the pen arrives.

I rarely experience the issues that many list on different pens, if ever. The only time I ran into issues others had were Noodler pens, and I dealt with fountain pens since first grades many years ago.

 

I love most of my pens in that price range. Hopefully you have gotten your Nemosine by now and it served you well. And if not, the company is great when dealing with issues.

[F104]

I believe I shall be taking mine to the next Big Apple Pen Club meeting for advice! I look forward to seeing yours!

Okay, I have photos of my new pen. It arrived Tuesday afternoon, and I snapped photos today. After some poking about the site and thinking, I decided to post them in this thread, since there was no photo accompanying my original post, and...there were just too many other places they might possibly go for me to decide among them in a reasonable length of time. I hope to do something in the vein of a review once I've had the chance to properly ink it and fill up a few pages.

 

Meanwhile, for your examination, the 61st Edison Nouveau Premiere Macassar Ebonite LE:

 

 

 

 

(I hope the photos are tolerable; I did warn my photography skills are...well, calling them "skills" flatters them considerably. The above images were the two, of about 30, that turned out.)

I can't really say a whole lot more about it not yet having used it; but I can say I love the looks, the color, the finish--for me it's an aesthetic hit, and it feels good in my hand. Very pleased, so far.

[sargetalon]

Two Pelikan M200's from the Pre-'97 era. One green marbled and one grey marbled, both with medium nibs.

[Runnin_Ute]

Parker 45 Flighter - I believe it is from the late 1960's. I just need to get a convertor for it.