Retro 51 Tornado

[bogiesan]

I came back to this thread and just realized my post was not quite clear: the Lincoln Ext will take a regular converter. The regular Tornados do not, hence my comment on the mini-converters and the suggested alternative.

 

I have one of the Lincoln extended fountain pens, medium nib. Came with a convertor. How do you like the pen? All of my other pens are Sheaffers. They have nibs that are quite close to the sections. The Retro 51 Lincoln's nib is w-a-y out there by comparison and it was difficult to maneuver of a few days while I learned to drive it. And the Schmidt is quite wet which allows inks like Sheaffer's turquoise and Herbin's Hematite to perform their lovely shading tricks.

 

There are only a few reviews of Retro 51 fountain pens on the interwebs and fewer of the Tornado series and fewer yet of the Lincoln. Some users have removed the lacquer coating with acetone to reveal a brighter copper patina. Don't think I'll do that for a couple of years.

Edited February 8, 2014 by bogiesan

[dan in montreal]

I have one of the Lincoln extended fountain pens, medium nib. Came with a convertor. How do you like the pen?

 

Bogiesan, you are right, these models don't seem to get the thumbs up they deserve. I like all my Retro 51s, the Lincoln in particular. They nibs are very nice and very smooth for pens of this price point. My only gripe was with the regular Tornados, as they would not accomodate regular sized converters. But my homemade converters work very well and contain a nice quantity of ink. They are nice pens, indeed. Hope you are still enjoying yours!

[bogiesan]

My Retro 51 Lincoln does not get into my rotation as often as it should. I just need to remember it's in the box and get it out every few weeks!

I've been trying to mix a matching copper ink using, in various combinations, Sheaffer brown and red, Noodlers red and yellow, and Herbin 1670 hematite. Not successful yet but it's been fun.

[Moshe ben David]

Actually the EXT version of the Tornado now comes in three finishes and is pretty widely available. I have the white nickel version with a broad nib. Very smooth albeit very wet writer -- particularly with the no-name cartridge they included. And yes, it also came with an included full sized converter.

 

Long been a fan of the Tornado bp/rb pen, and especially their robust mp!

[GHigley]

My Retro 51 Lincoln does not get into my rotation as often as it should. I just need to remember it's in the box and get it out every few weeks!

I've been trying to mix a matching copper ink using, in various combinations, Sheaffer brown and red, Noodlers red and yellow, and Herbin 1670 hematite. Not successful yet but it's been fun.

 

I highly recommend Diamine Ancient Copper. It's one of my favorites and is always in one of my pens. It (and several other Diamine inks) is available from xfountainpens.com as "Chesterfield - Ancient Copper" for a very good price. Give it a try. I doubt you'll be disappointed.

Edited July 20, 2014 by GHigley

[pen2paper]

looking over at the beautiful celluloid on my duo 51.. need to get a refill for the nice roller ball..

the fountain pen is Really nice,

but the short ink cartridges are it's single drawback. Writes much nicer than my Safari, but ink capacity makes me forgo the hunt for carts.