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Please forgive my pictures... this is my first review and I shot it with my wife's IPhone ..
So here we go ...

My heart almost burst out of my chest as I stood there signing for my international package ..The mailman looked at me and saw the gleam in my eye and he knew that he had brought me something very special indeed..... As I tore into the package I could see of one of my Grail pen's finally becoming a reality.. The packaging was subtle and yet sophisticated .. I didn't expect it to include two in cartridges and a converter.. When I first picked it up the weight felt good my in my hand. The balance was well tuned but posted...is when it really sang ... When the cap Popped off the highly tuned medium fine nib had Excalibur sharpness to it ..My Mike Masuyama Franklin Cristoph # 6 cursive Italic ...or the softness of my 14k med falcon nib had had a run for their money..

Inking it up with One of my favorite inks Pilot itoshizuku Kon-peki was the perfect match for the soft blue of the barrel ... Now the magic happened. Placing the nib down on my Rohdia dot Pad, The pen seemed to write it by itself the flow was wet but definitely not a gusher.... There was a little feedback
That let your paper absorb the ink gladly ... The nib stacks up well in comparison to a few of my other inferior models...
At $395 with free shipping I feel some one should lock me up because this was a real steal .... O wait that was $3.95
I hope this helps someone and that you found it helpful
Thanks for your time ...
Enjoy the photos ..
check out my blog aredfalcon
and I make puppets
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Do you know where I can get a Popeye model or maybe Top Cat or Snagglepuss?

I love the smell of fountain pen ink in the morning.

 

 

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I want to see Snoopy Blanc flying on his paper plane. Puppet propelled, of course.

Noodler's Konrad Acrylics (normal+Da Luz custom flex) ~ Lamy AL-Stars/Vista F/M/1.1 ~ Handmade Barry Roberts Dayacom M ~ Waterman 32 1/2, F semi-flex nib ~ Conklin crescent, EF super-flex ~ Aikin Lambert dip pen EEF super-flex ~ Aikin Lambert dip pen semi-flex M ~ Jinhao X450s ~ Pilot Custom Heritage 912 Posting Nib ~ Sailor 1911 Profit 21k Rhodium F. Favourite inks: Iroshizuku blends, Noodler's CMYK blends.

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Thanks everyone that has shown their passion for amazing pens ! and All the help that this board provide on important finds like this one

here is a small video review of this amazing piece of hardware that I know I will enjoy for years to come ...

THE VIDEO REVIEW!

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:lticaptd:

 

Thank you ever so much for this picture heavy post. I tried hard not to burst out laughing, but then I saw the faux Montblanc star.

Semper Faciens, Semper Discens

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Thanks everyone one for their kind words on my first review. I cant thanks this board enough for all the passion it brings to writing instruments ..

and if you can save up for something this special here is a link to the wonderful seller of something so stellar .. looks like the raised the price a bit ( darn supply and demand )

:blush:

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Fun review.

Seems you like the ink since you reveal the name in your review.

Seems you don't like the pen, which is only named on the packaging in Japanese.

 

I enjoy my Sailor Clear Candy, though it's not as smooth as my gold-nibbed pens.

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Thanks! I enjoyed the show.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What a great pen!!! I'm thinking of selling a couple of Franklin-Christophs and my Pilot VP, so I can get the Snoop Blanc! :thumbup:

Franklin-Christoph, Italix, and Pilot pens are the best!
Iroshizuku, Diamine, and Waterman inks are my favorites!

Apica, Rhodia, and Clairefontaine make great paper!

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