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Didn't read any of that, too busy looking at your gorgeous sketch :wub:

Thanks Tas, but I really need to go back to perspective study and get it right. I'm working towards 100 drawings just to get myself motivated, but sketching 100 junky ones don't really help me, I am starting to realise... Going back to the drawing board (oh, see what I did just then??). ;)

 

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Walk softly and carry a big nib : there are so many enthralling photos on this thread and here I am using an eraser to hold my cap in place.

Beautiful pen! I use eraser to keep pens steady too, but mine is kneaded eraser. :)

 

It's lovely that you and your wife are restoring pens together! That would be doubly fun, I imagine.

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Is that a hawk or eagle on your Aristokrat pen's nib? That's nice!

And that Visconti Blue ink in your Waterman is so intense looking. It just went on my list. :)

 

Over the moon... :happycloud9:

 

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Review with more photos in the review section.

I love what that nib is doing to your handwriting! Lovely flowy elegant hand. And the pen is gorgeous. I thoroughly enjoyed reading your review and your photos on your review thread.

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Waterman 15 with Visconti Blue

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Your beautiful hand and the birdie is unmistakable. What's Inkluminati?

And Visconti Blue ink! I need to get that ink pronto. It looks really nice.

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It's stamped 0 (zero) with no visible dots, so as far as I know, it was made in 1940, fourth quarter. A previous owner chewed the heck out of the blind cap, it's of no moment to me except that it made the pen less expensive. Muwahahahahaha. Grrr. Looking at the photos vs. the scanner, I'm going to have to attempt calibrating that sucker, the colour is off to cyan-green. Drat.

 

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Thanks Tas, but I really need to go back to perspective study and get it right.

 

Nooo, believe me, you've got it right ! Leave all that accurate stuff to the architects etc.

 

Massive fan :)

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It's stamped 0 (zero) with no visible dots, so as far as I know, it was made in 1940, fourth quarter. A previous owner chewed the heck out of the blind cap, it's of no moment to me except that it made the pen less expensive. Muwahahahahaha. Grrr. Looking at the photos vs. the scanner, I'm going to have to attempt calibrating that sucker, the colour is off to cyan-green. Drat.

 

http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/lwj2/5626446/373018/373018_original.jpg

I have always been fascinated by that pen, reminds me of a fighter jet, the custom ground nib is exciting to see as well! The only problem I have with metal pens is they just feel weird to me when I write.....I know, its me being weird not the pen. ;)

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Is that a hawk or eagle on your Aristokrat pen's nib? That's nice!

And that Visconti Blue ink in your Waterman is so intense looking. It just went on my list. :)

 

I love what that nib is doing to your handwriting! Lovely flowy elegant hand. And the pen is gorgeous. I thoroughly enjoyed reading your review and your photos on your review thread.

I think the bird is some sort of predatory bird probably a hawk....Looks like he is sticking his tongue out at me. The Visconti blue is nice, but I am partial to blue inks. Theinkluminati definitely does the color justice in his Waterman with the beautiful handwriting.

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My Twisbi 580 with a broad nib, using Diamine Majestic Blue.

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"Why don't you invite a friend over?" "Oh you mean my fountain pens!?"

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Ulrike at the Montblanc Boutique in Charlotte sent this pen off to Hamburg for the nib exchange. It's an other worldly writing experience, to put it mildly. Oh, I know about the fingerprints but to do a take on a famous quote : I've had fingerprints on plastic and I've had fingerprints on silver and . . . (you know the rest).

 

Silver is butter. (!!!)

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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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The Gimena looks amazing! :wub:

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I could finally find out the name of this pen! :lol:

Cerruti 'Zoom'

And now that it's clear, it seems that the black lacquer parts will give up soon :(

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Fountain pens forever and forever a hundred years fountain pens, all day long forever, forever a hundred times, over and over Fountain Pen Network Adventures dot com!

 

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ASA Forever Pen in Greenish Blue Rippled Ebonite....


With the home grinded broad italic nib. (Stock Nib was Medium - Made in Taiwan )


Inked with Bril Turquoise Blue.



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Beautifully finished pen. Love it.


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