I'm using my purple Montegrappa Micra with PR Orange Crush. I know orange doesn't really work that well, but the PR tanzanite tends to clog the thing and I haven't found a good purple in a small cartridge that fits.

1977 MB 149 with fine nib and using waterman encre violette

Blue Waterman Carene FP

On the road again this week:
Hero 100 stainless steel <F> 1:1 mix Waterman's Violet & Noodler's Gulfstream Blue

Danitrio Alphaplus blue&black swirl prototype <M> Noodler's Red-Black

Still my Carene..

After years of only using Montblancs I am trying Pelikan and i do like it!

Last week i only used my new Gaudi and the next week will be dedicated to the 1931 white gold. I have only tried it a little bit but i have an impression it is my best writer so far…

Parker Jack-Knife, c. 1920.

1920'ish Duofold JR Jade I just received from Doc Nib. I always have my old Namiki VP M. I am liking the Parker a lot!

Currently using a Faber Castell Ambition Stainless steel FP with Pelikan violet ink.

Absolute dream when it comes to day-to-day use. Good weight when posted and ink flows smoothly.

Today ... Pelikan M215 M and Lamy 2000 F

Pilot Varsity M blue

Just getting started with the FP thing. Trying to decide which first "real" pen to get, either a Lamy Safari, Al-Star, Studio or a Pel M200.
I don't know though, it may be cheaper if I just get into Crack instead!

1926 Jade Green Duofold Senior with Private avocado green ink and my 1977 MB 149 fine super smooth nib with waterman encre violette.

A black Platignum that looks for all the world like a 149 but without the white blob. This was old stock in a very old stationers and cost £15, last one in the shop. It came with a very useful wooden cradle to stop the pen rolling off the desk.

A fine nib and a good buy.

1950's Montblanc 144 with MB black...

Aurora Mini Optima burgundy, Italic nib filled with FPN Tulipe Noire
Pelikan M320 orange M nibs, filled with Diamine Sepia
Sailor Sapporo Mini Morita blue, F nibs filled with Diamine Indigo

That combo sounds stunning!!

My new Waterman Expert II RB

I'm using my 3rd-tier English-made Platignum m/nib out for a spin today. This is the latest pen that I've restored and I want to see how well it handles out on the road. See how well it turns and corners and what kind of fuel-efficiency it has.

While the pen is undoubtably a very cheap one, I'd still like to play around with it. It has a button-filler that was quite easy to repair and I smoothed off the nib so that it writes nicer. I think I did a good job.

My two cents to this tread:
Sailor 1911 with 21Kt Naginata Togi M nib with Private Reserve Midnight Blues. Wonderful, wet, outstanding nib. I love this pen by nib Master Nobuyoshi Nagahara.
Pilot Custom 823 Clear Amber 14Kt M nib and PR Chocolat. Nice dependable writer.
Pelikan Souveran M605 F nib with Midnight Blues. Outstanding unfailing writing instrument.
Platinum 3776 with 14Kt Music nib. Received new today. Inked with Noodler's Air-Corp. Very interesting wet nib and line variation. So far so good...

Today it is the OMAS Bologna filled with Montblanc blue-black. Not real crazy about the flow of the ink. I am going to look for something a little better. This pen can't be that dry a writer.

It is quite nice. Thanks. Although I was looking for a good purple that came in a small cartridge. I like PR Tanzinite but it doesn't flow through the pen as well as the Orange Crush.

Blue Waterman Carene FP

Lamy Vista F, with a black Lamy cart.
Pel M205 demo, Binder 0.6 stub, PR DC Supershow Blue.

Word to the wise: if you don't make sure that the nib unit on your Pelikan is screwed in right, you're going to get inky fingers.

If the pen is a demo, you're going to see a very attractive blue blobbing in the inner cap.

D'oh!

Pelikan M205 Demo (How coincidental Goodyear) with Pelikan Blue/Black
Lamy 2000 with Tulipe Noire

Have a great day everyone.

Pilot Custom 845 with Waterman Florida Blue.

Today: Namiki Shogun filled with Herbin Moon Dust.

Hopefully another FP will join my Carene, but untill then...

Kind regards,
Gerard

Danitrio Raw Ebonite Mikado with pelikan black and 4 finger cigar case (green)

Today I'm using a few pens reworked by Brian Gray. a Think with a stubbed M nib turned out to be fabulous.

Today, a Parker 45 - F with PR DC Supershow Blue and a Wing Sung Parker-51 copy with Parker Quink. Dependable writers

Today, a Lamy 2000 with XF nib, filled with Aurora Black, and a Parker 61. I'm trying not to ink more pens because I have a couple on the way.

Burgundy Parker 51!

I haven't used one of these since January, and had forgotten how they feel on the page. The "51" truly is a marvel of our time, an ultimately elegant writing instrument. It starts cleanly, writes smoothly, never skips or blots, encourages good handwriting habits such as low pressure and a loose grip, and can remain uncapped for many minutes and not dry out. For a workaday writer, they just don't get any better than this - no bling, all function.

Today, it's my Lamy Safari. Medium nib, filled with some Noodler's La Coleuer Royal.

For me it's my Pelikan 605 with a binder 215 stub with Parker Quink Black and My Sheaffer brushed copper legacy with a firehose stub nib dousing my paper with DC Supershow Blue.

Dean

1) Parker 45 with Quink Black
2) Wing Sung P51-copy with Quink Black
3) Hero 329 with PR DC Supershow Blue

-Zac

Today is Parker day, as are a lot of days...

--51 demi with Skrip blue/black
--Vacumatic with a brown (mixed ink)

Vintage MB 146 with MB Royal Ble and Parker 51 aerometric with factory needlepoint and Waterman black.

Today I am still playing with a bunch of pens I have been modifying to get even finer lines out of. So far I have had pretty good results, my reform EF has become EEF with no worries and my Sheaffer Prelude if truely wonderful. Grinding nibs has become something of an obbsesion and I really need to get back to drawing and writing with them.

In recent times, I have found myself taking nearly my entire collection with me when I go out.

Today, I have:

Two Waterman lever-fillers.
My Montblanc Meisterstuck 145.
My Parker Duofold.
My Parker '51' Flighter.
My Parker '45'.
My Campo Marzio Minny.

Sheaffer Gold Targa with Diamine Presidential Blue
Taccia Staccato Vanilla Latte with PR Chocolat
Pelikan 400 Tortoise with Levenger Smokey

I've been carrying the same pens since Saturday:

Stipula Saturno with its usual Noodler's Legal Lapis.
Stipula Suprema with its usual Noodler's Violet Vote.
Stipula Ventidue with its usual Noodler's Kuprin.

All the inks are Pendemonium exclusives.

Today, it's a green-bodied Duke Mako with Duke Black. It's a nice pen, although the nib seemed to dry up fairly quickly when I was taking notes -- I suppose my pauses were too long.

Lisa

Montblanc Pen, Alevander von Humboldt

Today, it's a lovely little Haolilai I got from Speerbob. It's burgundy with dark swirls and clusters of gold dust, and a smooth writer to boot. Twenty dollars (plus shipping) well spent.

Lisa

For now:

Pencraft Churchill, Bexley F, Mont Blanc 'Racing Green' ('racing green' my hairy behind, but it's a great colour)
Pilot Capless Fermo, M, Noodler's La Colouer Royale (is that how you spell it?)
Pelikan M205 demo, Binder 0.6 stub, PR DC Supershow Blue

It's been so long since I actually wrote a fountain pen dry, I admit, I actually miss it happening.

For the next few days/weeks until it runs out, I will be using my Parker Duofold Big Red. Senior two-bander in red permanite. Flattop w/firm fine nib.

I tweaked the nib myself (thanks for everyone who offered advice about that) and now it writes wonderfully!!!! It's loaded with an approximately 3:4 mix of Parker Quink blue/black & Parker Quink Black.

a black Platignum witha fine nib. This cheapie is about the same size and looks as a 145.

Got a Cross all chrome last month as a gift, just cant get on with it, too thin and too much metal. It will go back in its box for some future sale, unless anyone would like to amke an offer or trade.

I keep my fine-nibbed Sheaffer Triumph Imperial in my drawer at work, with cartridges to refill it.

I got a new Libelle yesterday, so all my personal writing has been done with that. I ran it out of Purple Martin, and just reloaded it with Noodler's Black.

My Targa stands buy loaded with Gruene Cactus, but it will have to wait until the new wears off the Libelle, I think.