QUOTE (Betty @ Apr 20 2006, 01:18 PM)
You gotta review this pen! I've been really wanting a Piccidilly Circus with a Binder italic, but I'm not sure what mm yet. At first I was thinking about the .7mm, but now I see that he has 0.6mm too!
Hi Betty. It's in my hand right now. Can't you see it?
What can I say about it? It has those funky colors and silver trim. The pen size fits well in my hand. The normal Pelikan quality is all there. It's my second city series pen along with the Athens.
The nib is a 0.6mm left-foot oblique cursive italic (whew). I wanted an oblique italic since I like how easy it makes it to get thin diagnol lines when joining letters. This nib is very smooth and has great flow (currently being used with Noodlers black). I wanted an italic just a bit smaller than the 0.7 mm I got from him for my vanishing point. In fact, I'm awaiting a Conway Stewart 58 with a 0.6 mm stub from him, and I also requested it as an oblique as well.
I don't see that Richard offers 0.6mm cursive italic nibs as an in-stock option, but that just means that he doesn't usually keep them in stock. He has no trouble making them, and if you buy your pen from him he'll customize it right away and send it on out, so no waiting.
Why don't I send you that snail I've been promising with the blue ink samples, and I'll add a note with this pen too?
Stephen