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One of a couple pens to arrive today.

 

A Pilot Elite Lady, most likely from the 1980s. A elegant light taupe metal exterior with gold trims and clip, a coral/pink section with an 18K Fine nib.

 

Getting ready to flush the nib some more (been cleaned by the seller but it's still got some black in it). Then will follow up with a write sample... just trying to decide what ink to put in it (my Elite Mini with the 18K Soft Fine currently has some Noodler's Liberty's Elysium).

 

http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/pilotelite/lady/capped.jpg

 

http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/pilotelite/lady/uncapped.jpg

 

http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/pilotelite/lady/posted.jpg

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A pink-ish? or a purple! or maybe a blue black?

 

black if everything else fails...

 

 

I just LOVE the overall pen style and color/finish. It's the inlaid nib that turns me off.

 

I dream of a re-release of the M90 with that cool integrated nib. Preferably in this taupe color instead of steel. :wub:

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Iroshizuku Yama-budo. :thumbup:

 

 

Don't get me wrong, I've never used it, I just think it would work. :)

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A pink-ish? or a purple! or maybe a blue black?

 

black if everything else fails...

 

 

I just LOVE the overall pen style and color/finish. It's the inlaid nib that turns me off.

 

I dream of a re-release of the M90 with that cool integrated nib. Preferably in this taupe color instead of steel. :wub:

 

I thought about blue-black but the main two I have is Pilot BlueBlack (in Petit only cartridges) or Noodler's Blue-Black (which takes even longer than black eel to dry). Only real pink I have is Tsutsuji , but that's a bit too much for me.

 

It also was a bit thin/dry running so some of the other inks I was trying just for the heck of it like Apache Sunset or Fuyu-syogun was just going down too thin, not really giving much shading opportunities or giving a darker appearance. So just went straight black with some Black eel since the lubrication will help with the thinness. It's not as thin/dry as my Montblanc 225 (which has Black Eel in it, but puts it down as sort of a dark graphite grey without drying up or skipping).

 

http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/pilotelite/lady/blackeel.jpg

 

This is the back side of that sheet from earlier today:

 

http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/nighthawk/fuyusyogun.jpg

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Yeah, I can see how fine nibs like super saturated inks.

 

Colorwise, a bright blue (a la BSB) could be nice. oh and a brown too.

And how about a dark green (sailor epinard?)

 

It's so much fun trying to find the most appropriate ink for a pen :P

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I just bought a Pilot Lady Elite 18k that is being shipped now. Thanks for your review. It looks like it will suit me well. Pilot nibs have been the ones I've loved best so far. Will post pics/writing samples when I receive the new old stock pen.

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Lamy Vibrant Pink ink? Pilot 100th Anniversary Benzaiten?

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