Grayson Tighe Twist Damascus fine point -- Noodler's Black
Pelikan M800 fine point -- Noodler's Hunter

VP and XEZO

1.Pelikan 200 tortoise stripes and brown cap (pretty pen!) with a M gold oblique nib - Waterman's havana Brown
2. Platinum #3776 Black with Music nib - Platinum black ink
3.Parker 51 Demi Cocoa + lustraloy - Wash DC Supershow
4. Stipula I Castoni "Citrino' F nib -Schneider's cartridges blue
And my new
Marlen "Basilea" M nib with Wash. DC Supershow. It's a very classical pen!

Phileas F / Legal Lapis
Pelikan M250 / PR Arabian Rose
Transparent green Kultur F / Vintage Skrip Green w/ some PR Avacado (I understand this is "Dennis Lively Green")
Sailor 1911 FM / Noodler's Violet
Pelikan M250 Binder .6 mm stub / mix of FPN Galileo and Noodler's Walnut
Rotring Core F / same FPN-Walnut mix
Japan Pink Decimo / Noodler's Shah's Rose

I don't know how Yamada san came up with the translation 'Japan Pink' , but I believe the correct name for the pink-color decimo is 'Champagne Pink'.

Anyway today I used

Japan/Champagne Pink decimo filled with Noodler's Highland's Heather with a few drop of Quinkerman Blackberry

Pilot 78G F nib filled with Legal Lapis

Parker "51" Cocoa filled with Waterman Havana

"Japan Pink" sounds rather elegant to me, like some early 20th century color for rare art glass or something. (Taki, remind me, do you have the F nib? I'm still trying to find the perfect ink for this. I may try the HH/II combo next.)

1 - Sheaffer TD open F nib - Herbin "Eclat de Saphir"
2 - Hero 100 - Herbin "Lie de Thé"

M800 and Stipula 22

1. Omas Dama, Pearl Grey, 18K EF / J. Herbin Moondust
2. Nakaya Piccolo, Blackish-Red, 14K EF / PR Copper Burst
3. Esterbrook SJ, Copper, 2550 XF / Noodler's Golden Brown
4. Pilot 78G, Dark Green, F / Noodler's Russian Pushkin

Sheaffer Balance Ebonized Pearl with Waterman South sea Blue

P51 Cocoa w/ Watrman Havana

it is an OMAS week for me:

OMAS Society Pen (totally love this pen)
OMAS Arco Brown full sizw (modern classic beautiful pen)

Nikolaos

Pelikan M 1000 in black with Binderized EF- filled w/ Nile Ebony
MB Diplomat 149 with EF - a long-time friend whom I inherited from my Dad. It's filled w/ Noodlers black.
Pilot Capless Chrome with F nib-Sailor Black.

Sailor 1911 with Pelikan Brilliant Black

My Sheaffer's Tuckaway Vac-Fil Crest Deluxe pen and pencil set with my Sheaffer's Skripsert "correction pen," a.k.a. red ink.

~~K~~

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Blue Sheaffer PFM I with R&K Cassia
Black Sheaffer PFM I with Pelikan Violet
Blue Sheaffer TD Imperial IV with Noodlers/Swishers Aquamarine
Omas Ogiva MoMA with Caran d'Ache Storm
Sailor 1911 with Noodlers El Lawrence
Sailor Pro Gear with R&K Solferino

M800 and DANI

- Omas Mini Paragon (also known as the Dama I think) filled with Sailor Blue-Black
- Aurora Mini Optima filled with Waterman Blue-Black
- Pelikan M150 filled with Visconti Bordeaux

I'm trying to run the ink out on several piston fillers, so they can be cleaned and ready to travel with me to LA next week!

Parker Sonnet sterling silver w/blue special edition, Diamine Prussian Blue ink.

Pelikan M250 amber with Diamine Sepia ink.

(both pens are relatively new to me)

Matt C.

Parker Frontier black, with custom BlackBlue Quink,
Parker Frontier Flighter, Waterman BlackBlue...
Hero 329, Waterman BlueBlack

hmm, I might get another Frontier Flighter these days, I just love them...

M800 and STIPULA 22

Today I'm using my Montblanc Ramses Ballpoint with a blue broad refill. The MB ballpoints still impress me with their smoothness and skip free performance.

Cross Century II, F nib, PR Blue Suede.
Lamy Vista, F nib, Diamine Monaco Red.

The Blue Suede and Monaco Red complement each other very nicely indeed.

And I'm stilling working through the massive load of Waterman BB held by my Etruria Nuda!

Pelikan M620 Grande Place - Private Reserve American Blue
Pelikan M200 Green - Noodlers Black
Lamy 2000 - Noodlers Blue-Black

Parker Azure Vac Major (1947): Aurora Blue
Wing Sung 237 : Noodler's FPN brown
Rotring Core : Noodler's Verdun Green

Hi, all, total noob to the list here, resident of South Florida, attorney, website owner, guitar player and pen obsessionado.
Came across this forum a few months ago when an afternoon trolling eBay pretty much sent me down the rabbit hole for vintage fixmeups.

Currently, my MVP is a yellow Lamy Safari, medium nib, but I have the blue studio on the way with a fine nib, and I'm biting my nails with anticipation. For a relatively budget pen, the Safari is by far the best writing instrument I've ever bought... I guess until I get the studio.

Was a user of the Visconti Pericles (because I love heavy pens) with a fine nib, until a coworker asked me if I was signing the Declaration of Independence with it, so now it stays home. Compared to the Lamy, the nib scratches, and I always have to do a little jig to get the ink flowing every time. But the cap on it is so nice, I can't bring myself to part with it.

Recently acquired two Esterbrook J's, and am also biting my nails waiting on the bladders and shellac to arrive from pendemonium (they're very courteous and awesome to business with, methinks). They have the gregg rule nibs, and I can't wait to ink the pens and start shopping around for higher-end nibs (in the 9000's).

Long time owner of a Mont Blanc Boheme, medium, which I got for graduation a few years ago. It's a gorgeous pen, and I love the retracting nib schtick, only it lays down a massive line, and I feel the angle of the nib is off for my bony hand.

The last one worthy of mention is , which came to me recently from Japan. My GOD it is fun to use, as the nib is ridiculously fine.

Hoping to win a few bids on Tuckersharpes to restore and swap nibs with the Esties.

I pretty faithfully use Waterman Blue Black, although I am aware that Noodler's is the best on earth. Eventually, I'll get around to ordering some, probably in some shade of brown.

Pleasure to 'meet' all of you and looking forward to reading more posts on this forum!

Mad Percolator

Pelikan M215 binder fine nib, loaded with Diamine WES Imperial Blue
Esterbrook J with binder fine nib, loaded with Sheaffer Skrip Red

and my new Waterman Kultur Crystal Demonstrator (clear Phileas) with a smooth medium nib, with Florida Blue Cartridge.

Like my new Waterman, just wish I got it with a fine nib.

Omas Ogiva MoMA with Caran d'Ache Storm
Blue Sheaffer Touchdown Imperial IV with Noodlers/Swishers Aquamarine
Burgundy Sheaffer Touchdown Imperial IV with FPN Galileo Manuscript Brown Ink
Red Sailor 1911M with Visconti Blue
Black Sheaffer PFM I with Pelikan Violet
Gray striated Sheaffer Vac-Fil (chrome cap) with Noodlers Ottoman Azure

Pelikan M215 Blue & Black - Sailor Green Ink

Pelikan M215 Black with Silver Rings - Parker Penman Black Ink

Waterman Carene Sea Foam - Private Reserve Tangerine Dream

DaniTrio Densho with fine rigid nib, enjoying it very much today with Noodler's Ottoman Azure.

Sailor 1911 FM, this one is also humming along with Waterman Purple.

Decimo Japan/Champagne Pink with Noodler's Shah's Rose--think I will change the ink this weekend, it's too bright for this subdued pen. A nice mix of Highlands Heather & Iraqi Indigo, maybe.

Green Kultur demonstrator F with DWL Green--will swap for R&K Alt Goldgrun prob. tomorrow.

Philea F with Legal Lapis.

Pelikan Binder .6mm stub with FPN Galileo & N. Walnut.

Rotring Core "loaner" in F, same FPN/Walnut mix.

All of these!
!. Sailor Zoom nib with Waterman's Florida blue (love it!)
2. Think Pen M (Confetti) with a regular Schneider blue cartridge
3. Stipula I castoni F with a regular Schnieder black ink cartridge
4. Parker 51 Demi cocoa xtra-fine with PR Jet Black (One of the best thick blacks I've ever had)
5. Visconti Renaissance F nib (very flexible!) with Noodler's Aircorps Blue
6. Marlen Basilea M with Wash DC Supershow blue

M800 and XEZO

Today, I'm using a Vanishing Point and a Conklin Mark Twain Signature (Levenger Edition - 14K nib, sterling furniture).

VP filled with Pelikan Blue, Mark Twain filled with Skrip Black.

Esterbrook Model J, #9461, Aurora black
Pelikan M200 red demo, Legal Lapis

two Parker 51's!

All 3 M800s

Parker 51 with Pelikan Brilliant Black
Sailor 1911 with PR Lake Placid Blue
Sheaffer special edition Legacy with Lake Placid Blue

My 2002 Duofold Centennial with Parker Green Emerald Ink , my 1989 Söveran 800 with Parker Green Emerald Ink and my 1979 MB 149 with Waterman Jet Black Ink.

Have to admit, despite my vast vintage collection (well, 6 pens) I have today been using a Parker Vector, circa about 1983. Not really vintage!
I've just dipped a toe in the world of FP regeneration. Two Vectors from school days, one mine, one Neil's, and an unidentified third pen. All dried up and sitting sadly in the attic until Neil dug them out for me to experiment with.
They now all work! Might not be a great achievement but I was impressed! I'm now making use of them because they are relatively dry writers compared to some of my older stuff. Might even make it into the office!
Even started refilling cartridges, so I can use my lovely inks!

Cross Solo XF, filled with Levenger Skies of Blue
Levenger True Writer B, filled with Levenger Cocoa
Sheaffer Connaisseur M, filled with Montblanc British Racing Green
Parker 51 Vac F/XF, filled with Pelikan Blue

Weekend pens:

Porsche Design filled with Stipula Calamo blue.
Parafernalia Revolution with the skinny black cartridge with which it came.

Blue Cellophane Krone Moderne with Mont Blanc Royal Blue.

1936 Sheaffer Balance Premiere with PR Midnight Blue (Italic nib by Richard Binder).

Green striped Pelikan M-600 with homemade green ink made from a 4 to 1 mix of Skrip Green and Black.

Could I ask where you got that black skeleton pen, Tom. Thats one cool pen!

M800 and my new pen from OLDGRIZ

The skeleton is a Parafernalia model called the "Revolution". I've actually had the matching ballpoint for a good 20 years but just decided to splurge on the fountain pen, which I think has only been available for about 2.

I got mine from Ed Fingerman at Fountain Pen Hospital, but if you want one, don't wait, as I beleive they've stopped producing them. I dont' see them listed on the FPH website so you may have to make a phone call to their 800 number.

Richard Binder had one that he showed me at the Philly show. He may also sell them but I'm not sure.

-Tom

My 1997 sheaffer in stainless steel