Very old Pelikan 200 with a B nib and black Omas ink.
I guess I'm feeling nostalgic, it was my first FP

Today, it's the beautiful new Visconti Mazzi Abysses my wife got me for my birthday.

I am trying a broad at work. I like broad nibs but when you have to take frequent notes in small moleskines I thought it was not suitable. I was wrong. I'm doing really good with my black Pel ol'style M600. Only thing is that it's so wet the ink is literally running down!

Today I've using my Esterbrook Gray Icicle with a 9550 extra fine nib and Noodler's "Bulletproof" Black. Very smooth writing. Nice pen and nice ink.

Chris

Waterman Carène, F, Sailor Blue-Black.
OMAS Lucens, M, Waterman Bleu Nuit mix.
OMAS Paragon, M stub, Pilot Tsuki-yo.

Best,
David

Parker Duofold, Parker '51'.

Parker 51 Fantasy, shocking pink with a gold cap; Parker 21 Super in forest green. Both with black Waterman ink, 'cuz here at the 'Kremlin', we're not allowed anything but black ink.

Both Lamy Al-Stars and the Namiki Falcon.

Think Stradivarius FP and RB.

Spooky P.

Waterman Carene medium nib inked with Diamine Quartz Black... because I need black ink for exams.

Lamy Vista, 1.1 Lamy point, Diamine Monaco Red
DaniTrio Takumi, flexy F, Mont Blanc Royal Blue - I bought this ink months ago, but this is the first I've tried it. Not bad...

Waterman Carène, F, Diamine Sapphire Blue.
OMAS Paragon, M stub, Diamine Indigo.

I've got a couple of my "nice" pens inked up - grey Sheaffer Imperial VI with Waterman Havana Brown, and red Parker Sonnet w/18k nib, Waterman Red.

The Sheaffer writes with a firm, fine line, perfect for note taking. The Sonnet has been a pen that's been difficult for me to love; the medium nib was too thick for general writing using blue or black inks. But it is perfect with this Waterman Red, which is bright, thin and transparent, almost like a highlighter ink. I'm diggin' it!

I'm currently carrying:
- Waterman "Exclusive", black w/fine point nib,
- Sheaffer "Prelude", gold barleycorn finish w/fine point nib,
- Parker "Sonnet", green and brown swirl pattern w/fine point nib,
- Waterford sterling silver (don't remember the model name) wmedium point nib,
- Pelikan "200 Souveran" in blue pinstripe w/XF nib,
- Pilot "Varsity" disposable fountain pen. These are surprisingly good pens,
- Waterman "Exclusive" ballpoint (for those times when one can't avoid having to use such a barbaric piece of equipment)

Later,
Ron

Today was a "blue" day for some reason.

Esterbrook J (Blue) - 9284 Nib with Noodler's Legal Lapis
Sheaffer Touchdown Tuckaway (Blue, 1949) - Fine Triumph Nib with PR DC Supershow Blue 2004
Parker 51 Special (Blue) - Fine Nib with Noodler's Baystate Blue

Let's see, I've got the following inked and at the ready:

- Parker Vacumatic / Skrip Blue ink
- Sheaffer Balance with broad nib / Skrip black
- Pilot 78G with broad nib / Skrip Emerald Green
- Pilot 78G with fine nib / Noodler's La Couleur Royale

In my pocket is a blue Parket Sonnet, F, with Swisher's Burgundy (looks like VT Hokie Maroon, if you squint).
Along, and waiting, are two Lamy Vistas, F and Italic, along with a Libelle Carbon Fiber with, I believe, a Medium nib.

Inks: Swisher Burgundy and Cocoa, a dark green Noodler's, and Private Reserve Tanzanite.

Wish: a notepad with really nice paper. Oh, and more pens.

Black Esterbrook J Fine nib; Hero 161 green fine point; Sheaffer Balance marine green(1932) XF point

A black, early '30s Sheaffer flat top with Waterman purple ink. Also a Namiki VP with Waterman Florida blue.

Bill J

Only one at the moment--an Aurora 88 w/gold-filled cap and wonderful stub nib. It's using Private Reserve Blue Suede juice.

John

Sailor Sapporo Mini Black Rhodium trim F nib, PR Ebony Green

I'm at home today catching up on letter-writing, so I'm able to sit at my desk and use a dip pen. The one I'm using right now is an ebay find. It is marked "GISCO" and has a fine nib.

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Today I'm using a blue Estie and a Parker 51 (Navy Gray), both filled with PR Lake Placid Blue. On deck is a blue Waterman Kultur filled with Noodler's black.

A Parker 51 from 1945 fine point; a sheaffer prelude, a Parker 21 from 1948, and an Esterbrook Gray Ice. All have black Waterman or Visconti ink.

Waterman Carène, F, PR Midnight Blues.

A big black Pelikan 1000 with a wonderful B smooth nib with some flex....

Sheaffer ruled the roost today, but instead of my Legacys it was a Snorkel and TM* day:

1. Sheaffer Snorkel Autograph, fine nib, Private Reserve Lake Placid Blue (it writes so very smoothly!);
2. Sheaffer Snorkel Valiant, pastel green, medium nib, Private Reserve Spearmint;
3. Sheaffer TM* Statesman, black, fine nib, Noodler's Zhivago.

Plus, I had two Parker "51"s as backup: a 1945 Vacumatic in cedar blue with Sheaffer's Skrip Green and my father's 1958 Special Demi in burgundy with Noodler's Saguaro Wine.

A mixed bag today:

MB 149 with Sailor Gentle Red Brown for edits;

Waterman's Edson Diamond Black fine nib with Waterman's blue cart for signing stuf.

Waterman's #7 with "pink" flexy nib for doodling and sketching.

Life is good at the end of the working week.

Green 1945 Parker Vacumatic Standard. Fine nib with Noodler's Squeteague and a little bit of flex.

Today I'm using a nameless pen I received as a gift... It was picked up by a friend at a local flea market, where it was labeled as "old-fashioned pen." It's probably just a modern copy of a better known pen, but it writes very smoothly and I love it.
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Pelikan M200 Citroenpers, Binder 0.7 Cursive Italic, Parker Penman Mocha

This nib makes the Mocha nice and dark - really rich

Tibaldi Modello 60 with an el' Zorno EF nib and inked with NFPNVGSN.

GoodDog - doesn't look THAT old-fashioned!

Breaking in my 'new' Mentmore Diploma.

Having lots of fun today got all three FPN inks and I'm trying them all out.

Pelikan 800 Blue Stripe with FPN Van Gogh Starry Night Blue
Lamy 2000 CF with FPN Dumas Tulipe Noire
Visconti Voyager Galileo Manuscript Brown

It's not - it's a modern knock-off, I'm sure. That's just what the tag at the flea market called it (apparently, the booth owner didn't know what it was).

Pilot Orange Capless, Binder 0.7 mm CI filled with 2:1 mix of FPN Starry Blue and Diamine Indigo
Sapporo Mini Morita blue F nib, filled with PR Black Magic Blue
Sapporo Mini black F nib, PR Ebony Green

Bamboo (FA) w/ Tsuki-yo
Quattro 89 (M) w/ Ajisai
Decimo (F) w/ Violet Vote
Piccolo (Elastic XXF) w/ Platinum BB

Parker 45 with a medium nib. Testing a batch of samples sent to me by another FPN member. Lots of fun

My circa-1993 or '94 medium-nib Shaeffer. One of my real "standbys," and always a pleasure to use.

Bexley Orange Cable Twist (s/n 310) with 14k medium nib (I haven't met a Bexley I didn't like!)

1947 Parker Vacumatic Standard in green. Fine arrow nib with Noodler's Squeteague.
1945 Parker 51 Demi in Cordovan Brown. Fine nib with Noodler's Eternal Brown.
Matching 51 Demi pencil.

I have had a ball this afternoon using my Lamy 2000 with the new FPN Tulipe Noire ink working crosswords. No problems with feathering and very little bleed through even on newsprint!

I have to admire ANY fountain pen that doesn't feather and bleed on newsprint, even my finest nib (and I LOVE fine nibs) won't go across newspaper without doing something horrible.

Today...

Campo Marzio Minny.
Parker Duofold senior-size Red.

Using a Hero 100 with heart of darkness, This pen writes better then my 51

Aurora Optima Emerald Green marble w/14k fine nib and Noodlers Midnight Blue ink

Same combo as yesterday.

Most of my pens write pretty well on newsprint.

Today...
Parker 51 Special (Black, 1951). Fine nib with Noodler's Blue Black.
Parker Vacumatic Standard (Green, 1945). Fine nib with Noodler's Squeteague.

I think I am in a rotation rut.

Blue marbled Aurora Optima, medium nib, Noodlers Manhattan Blue (thanks for the sample, VG)!

Sailor Sapporo running Sailor Blue and a Platinum Preppy converted into an eyedropper by Nathan and running Noodlers Polar Blue. Of course the Platinum is not as smooth as the Sailor but hey it came with the ink

Got my first M800! It's a blue striped 805 indeed. Broad nib. Loaded with Lamy Black. To be decided if I prefer it over my M400s...



Cheers,