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I just got an email from Goulet that the stub nibs are available. I have already placed my order in rhodium.

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islandink Near Mint

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Are these listed on the website yet? I did not see it as an option in the pull down menu for the choice of nibs when looking at the VP pens. Or will they just sell the nib unit separately? it would also be great to see comparative writing samples and reviews from the first few owners.

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They're only available on three models at Goulet (and this may be the case in general) (Matte Black, Black Carbonesque and Black with Rhodium Trim), but you can order the nib units separately in all three finishes. The nib is listed as a "1.0mm Italic".

Current Daily Carry: Pilot Custom 743 with 14k Posting nib (Sailor Kiwa-Guro), Sailor 1911L Realo Champagne with 21k Extra Fine nib (Sailor Tokiwa-Matsu). Platinum Century 3776 Bourgogne (Diamine Syrah), Nakaya Portable Writer Midori with 14k Extra Extra Fine nib (Lamy Peridot), Pilot Vanishing Point Stealth Black with Extra Fine nib unit (Pilot Blue Black), a dozen Nockco DotDash index cards of various sizes and a Traveler's Notebook.

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No stub in gold as of now, just the black and rhodium. :crybaby:

Life's too short to use crappy pens.  -carlos.q

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rxgus NOS (New Old Stock)

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I just got this exact same nib and it is unbelievable. 'Such a great nib, super-smooth and very easy to write with and still get nice line variation. This is my normal handwriting using this nib, not doing anything special.

 

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This is simply beautiful! And finally someone else here that appears to write in a sensible (and efficient size).

It isn't often I find a nib/pen demonstration that reflects close to my handwriting- but this is much closer than anything else I have seen posted about VP stub grinds!

 

Thanks!

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I have the stub in black, quite a disappointment, quite scratchy, and not nearly enough line distinction compared to the Plumix, The VP stub side to side line is quite fat, and the up and down line is smaller than that of the Plumix, rendering writing that more closely resembles a fat medium than a stub.

 

The Plumix is is fact relatively smooth by comparison with the VP stub, I just wanted smaller stub type writing.

Since most people here appear to prefer larger stub/italic writing, I guess I will give up the search for the fine/extra fine stub, probably doesn't exist anyway.

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trulylefty Near Mint

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I had Linda Kennedy grind what she calls a DailyItalic. She'll make them very fine, if you like. Her nibs are wonderful. I have a 0.5mm.

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I had Linda Kennedy grind what she calls a DailyItalic. She'll make them very fine, if you like. Her nibs are wonderful. I have a 0.5mm.

Hmm, that sounds attractive, but how much did she charge? I never try the custom grinds because they usually charge more than what the whole pen is worth.

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That looks very very interesting - I may have to pick one up. I had stubs made for my Namiki Stealth and I love it.

 

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Hmm... Well... Not sure the units will work in my old skool Namiki Stealth.

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WTB: MB Kafka, Lamy Safari 2009 Orange, Pilot MYU (Black or Clear/White Stripe), Seiko FrankenTuna SKZ253 / SKZ255

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If it is the faceted one, it'll work fine...

Thanks - it sure is... Man this is a difficult pen to photo!

 

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WTB: MB Kafka, Lamy Safari 2009 Orange, Pilot MYU (Black or Clear/White Stripe), Seiko FrankenTuna SKZ253 / SKZ255

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