A Parker 51 Aero Creation Using Kullock Parts

[Glenn Atkins]

Just a little something I put together this afternoon.

 

Glenn

 

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[cellmatrix]

I like the contrast of the blue and gold, and the blue jewel is very cool. A very classy pen!

[bsenn]

The blue jewel does look great, and the whole pen looks fancy without being gaudy. Nice!

 

Brian

[Glenn Atkins]

Thanks. Bruce has got one that's even cooler that he posted in another thread somewhere. Maybe he be along in a while and repost his here.

 

Glenn

[OcalaFlGuy]

The blue jewel does look great, and the whole pen looks fancy without being gaudy. Nice!

 

Brian

 

+1!

 

Very nice Glenn.

 

 

Sorry for the lousy pic, I'll reshoot them someday.

 

Glenn sometimes they have either the Blue or Burgundy material hoods and barrels, keep your eyes open for them. The full cap in the centennial material is the real expensive part.

 

I shockingly stole my whole pen from them at auction. They want almost $100 just for this cap.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

[PAKMAN]

Looks great Glenn!!

[CaseyK]

Glenn, I think yours is every bit as cool as the other one. I know how beautiful Bruce's pen is but yours is more subtle. The depth of color is breathtaking and I think very appealing. I just finished completing a rage red DJ aero from Bullock. it has a matching barrel button. I'd like to get a cap button too.

Edited November 16, 2014 by CaseyK

[ink-syringe]

Wow. Just fantastic. Did the parts fit perfectly right out of the box? I saw a Youtube video and it seemed like occasionally there are issues getting them together. Did it all go smoothly? In any case hard to argue with the results.

[Glenn Atkins]

I had to find just the right connector to use because the barrel would not fully screw on up to the clutch on many I tried. Once I found one that worked, everything else fell into place.

 

Glenn

[amk]

Oh wow. That is one good looking pen. I must have a look for a Kullock swirly - I have two of the demos (Vac and Aero).

[cellmatrix]

Glenn, just a quick question- where is the barrel breather hole - is it in the jewel at the end or in the side?

[pajaro]

I had to find just the right connector to use because the barrel would not fully screw on up to the clutch on many I tried. Once I found one that worked, everything else fell into place.

 

Glenn

 

I had this happen on a Kullock I was working on. I don't think Ariel drilled far enough into the plastic for the filler with the black button on the end to screw in all the way. The barrel and hood were $9.99 pllus postage. I drew the conclusion that the less expensive ones were deficient in some way. I happened across a ruined 51 on ebay, with a filler with the black button knocked off. I put the Kullock hood on it and it screwed in all the way. It's a pinkish translucent one, a double jewel model. It's kind of bizarre-o, but it was fairly cheap. A little color as a lark.

 

After being incited to try a whole lot of different pens by the enablers here, I have concluded that you need look no farther than Parker 51s for a first rate pen. As your classy blue pens show, you can clad the best pen that ever was with lovely color.

[Glenn Atkins]

Glenn, just a quick question- where is the barrel breather hole - is it in the jewel at the end or in the side?

 

There doesn't appear to be a breather hole in either place. Hmm?

 

Glenn

[mitto]

I wonder if the split arrow clip and the cap itself , on Glenn's pen , were that of a P 51 aero's? Or did these belonged to a P 51 vac? The pen , however , is a real beauty. Superb job accomplished by dear Glenn.

Edited November 17, 2014 by mitto

[saskia_madding]

Wow, you two! Those are both gorgeous!!

[Hooker56]

 

Glenn,

 

I had the same threading issue with this one I made for my daughter out of a sacrifice 51.

 

I had to remove about two threads to get it to screw down tight on both the hood and the barrel.

 

Great looking pen! I think this is a very cool way to dress up a damaged pen or re-purpose parts.

 

Best,

 

Clayton

[CaseyK]

I guess I lucked out. I built two from Kullock. One with a vac filler the other one not. Both went together with original parts with no need to alter anything.

[Glenn Atkins]

I wonder if the split arrow clip and the cap itself , on Glenn's pen , were that of a P 51 aero's? Or did these belonged to a P 51 vac? The pen , however , is a real beauty. Superb job accomplished by dear Glenn.

 

The cap is one I just had laying around so I slapped it on there. I wanted gold filled and I like the split arrow clips.

 

Glenn

[Glenn Atkins]

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Glenn,

 

I had the same threading issue with this one I made for my daughter out of a sacrifice 51.

 

I had to remove about two threads to get it to screw down tight on both the hood and the barrel.

 

Great looking pen! I think this is a very cool way to dress up a damaged pen or re-purpose parts.

 

Best,

 

Clayton

 

 

Yours has the same type clip that mine does. Very nice Clayton.

 

Glenn

[mitto]

 

 

Yours has the same type clip that mine does. Very nice Clayton.

 

Glenn

Yes , but not gold. Would like to share some of the pens I assembled using parts of different Parker , Sheaffer and some other , probably German , pens. Sometime else. Right now I am in office and don't have the pens with me. And yes , Clayton's is also a very nice looking pen.

Edited November 18, 2014 by mitto