Ink For A Pelikan M101N

[7th Wave]

Hi all,

 

I am keenly awaiting the delivery of the Pelikan M101n Lizard SE. I have one on pre-order for delivery in December.

 

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/mjgordon8081/M101NLizard.jpg

 

Whilst i'm waiting for the beast, I would like to zero down some options on ink.

 

The pen has a grey lizard skin pattern, but I was thinking something on the lines of 'lizard blood', which although I know is red of course, feels like it should be green

 

The simple question is, what would best suit this pen so that the ink is in character with it's looks? I have no preference for this one and would greatly appreciate any suggestions.

 

Thanks

 

Mike

[..lol..]

Some dark greens like montblanc english racing green if you have some or diamine evergreen. nice pen btw!

[The Good Captain]

I am keenly awaiting the delivery of the Pelikan M101n Lizard SE. I have one on pre-order for delivery in December.

Same here! I've had this soul-searching already and have decided on R&K Verdigris for mine. Well, first fill anyway! It's one of my favourite inks and I think the colours should look good together. At present I use Verdigris solely in my M420 and they look good too. In my M101N Tortoiseshell I've Diamine Presidential Blue and might change that for something else at some point.

[CAG_1787]

To match the pen, I'd recommend Noodler's Lexington Gray. If you're looking for a nice green, have a look at Noodler's Green Marine.

[mirosc]

I have also preordered, but I don't care for the ink so much, because I don't think that this will improve the joy of writing that much. Because it's grey almost any ink will fit nicely. Usually in a new pen I use a very well behaving ink I do know very well from a lot of pens and writing sessions - like Herbin's Perle Noire or Eclat de Saphir. This way I get a good impression of the pens writing capabilities.

 

The last time I had used the original pen I had an irongall ink in it. Maybe for continuity's sake I'll try that, too :-) But I can imagine a green ink, too, maybe a moss green, dark green?

 

Personally I think a grey ink would fit quite well, but it's difficult to tell beforehand. It depends on how the pen really looks. It's been the same with the tortoise: On preview pictures it looked more yellow/reddish, the final pen has more of a green tint to it.

Edited November 15, 2012 by mirosc

[Laura N]

That's such a beautiful pen I think the ink will not matter at all.

 

I hope all you early purchasers post lots of pictures.

[Uncle Red]

I'd go grey first but OK green. Noodler's El Lawrence or maybe Gruene Eel? DeAtramentis Mouse Grey is supposed to be greenish and you find mice in lizards.

[Bo Bo Olson]

I was very pleasantly surprised with Pelikan Green.

Why I should have been I don't know. Just no one talks of it.

It is a green ink...not shaded this way or that.

It shades some.

Take out empty pen and fill it...middle of the road green-green.

 

 

I do like the reddish brown they make.

The blue black, the turquoise. Green is a quite nice ink that shades on good paper.

I will buy another bottle when it's done.

[Genius]

That is one gorgeous magnificent pen! I'd vote for a grey first but a seaweed green would be nice too. Personally I think any colour would fit this beautiful pen!

[7th Wave]

All great suggestions, thank you! I have a long list which I can now narrow down and do some trials. All good fun

 

I will be posting a review of the pen once received...now what did I do with that macro lens, umm

 

Cheers

[The Good Captain]

And I still reckon my first fill will be with the R&K Verdigris.

[Frank C]

I love my tortoise shell and brown M101n. I have Diamine Ancient Copper in it now. It has a BB nib ground to cursive italic by Mr. Mottishaw--a real winner! This is the first I've heard of this pen, but I'll have to order one, now. Verdigris sounds like a good choice of ink, but the grays would work, too. I have some iroshizuku kiri-same in a Sailor Pro Gear that I have always liked. Those storm clouds in a bottle might go well with this reptilian pen. One should keep in mind the large ink window and how the ink looks in the pen.

[chiaroscuro]

Apache Sunset.

 

j/k

 

I was also going to say Lexington Gray. It's pretty close to the color coming from the textured parts of the pen. If you want something green, how about Herbin Vert Empire? It's a high-shading "verdigris" color -- more gray than green and very subdued.