2014 New Product Roundup

[conib]

"Broad italic" is purely from the copy and ordering options on the La Couronne du Comte website; it seems a reasonable assumption that it refers to the "I" marked nib

 

Works for me.

 

Okay then, I can provide some limited info about the "I" nib. The one I have is non-plated stainless steel, and so far I've only used it for one fill (of Pelikan 4001 Turquoise) in my m200 2012 SE demonstrator.

 

With that ink I got a stroke width range of 0.9 - 1.01mm, depending on paper (min = 0.9mm on Rhodia, max = 1.01mm on OfficeMax 24lb laser paper).

 

And here's a small writing sample. Please pardon the scan quality (I've only just determined that my 20-year-old HP ScanJet IIcx scanner really does need to be replaced) as well as the misspelling in the German pangram. Line spacing is 7mm on the original.

 

 

There's a nib marked "IB" that's available for the M800, but I don't have one and so I'm not able to compare it to my "I".

 

-- Constance

Edited April 3, 2014 by conib

[DrCodfish]

I have the IB in the Pel M800 (tortoise). Couldn't tell you the stroke width but the pen is a joy to write with even though the M800 is just a bit big for me.

 

<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/34372195@N02/9941751135" title="P9250002 by Doctor Codfish, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7369/9941751135_0408576af6.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="P9250002"></a>

Edited April 2, 2014 by DrCodfish

[DrCodfish]

I have the M800 IB nib (tortoise) No idea of the stroke width, but a lot of fun toplay with.

[grainweevil]

Oh, that's great, Constance - thank you. I'd found a fair bit on the M800's IB (Pauses to indulge in some tortoise envy... Very nice, Doc) but measurements seemed to vary so much, plus throw in the variation twixt steel and gold nibs, and well, not helpful. Around 1mm would suit me very nicely indeed, so fingers crossed.

 

And is not Pelikan Turquoise something of a stunner? If it had a larger price tag and a fancier bottle I'm sure it'd get a lot more notice.

 

Cheers, Al

[oregano]

So is the M600 in jade green really happening this year? Does anyone know when the release date is? It would be nice to know

in advance to be able to save up or plan around it...

[zubipen]

Any news about the release date of the Red Tortoise Pelikan 101N????

[therecorder]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pelikan-M200-Italic-Nib-Fountain-Pen-With-Medium-Italic-GP-Nib/121324109511?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222003%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D22426%26meid%3D6641195247382738712%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D9723%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D161023933960&rt=nc

[conib]

Yes therecorder, that's the one I've got; although mine's not gold-plated, it's also marked simply "I". You know, I've been wondering who or what "wrweakley" (the eBay seller of that listing) is -- is "wrweakley" an outlet for a brick-and-mortar, or ...?

 

Al, for some reason I hadn't seen your reply --

Yes, that 4001 Turquoise ink is incredible in my Pelikan. Right now my M200 Demo 2012 SE, mounted with an (unplated stainless steel) "F" nib, is filled with it and the color and shading is amazing. This pen-nib-ink combo is as smooth as butter ... or Torvill and Dean's '84 Bolero ... and it's so good it even causes my normal handwriting to look much more legible.

 

Unfortunately 4001 Turquoise didn't work at all in my Lamy Vista -- I kept having to flood the feed and since I'm not going for a dark-to-light transition effect on a half-page of writing I ended up emptying the Lamy without even trying to test stroke width, etc.

 

4001 Turquoise has great color and some good shading coming from my rotring ArtPen "F" but the "ride" isn't quite as nice as the M200's -- it's maybe a touch drier and of course the ArtPen nib is a nail and can't compare with the M2xx nibs.

 

-- Constance

[therecorder]

Yes therecorder, that's the one I've got; although mine's not gold-plated, it's also marked simply "I". You know, I've been wondering who or what "wrweakley" (the eBay seller of that listing) is -- is "wrweakley" an outlet for a brick-and-mortar, or ...?

 

Al, for some reason I hadn't seen your reply --

Yes, that 4001 Turquoise ink is incredible in my Pelikan. Right now my M200 Demo 2012 SE, mounted with an (unplated stainless steel) "F" nib, is filled with it and the color and shading is amazing. This pen-nib-ink combo is as smooth as butter ... or Torvill and Dean's '84 Bolero ... and it's so good it even causes my normal handwriting to look much more legible.

 

Unfortunately 4001 Turquoise didn't work at all in my Lamy Vista -- I kept having to flood the feed and since I'm not going for a dark-to-light transition effect on a half-page of writing I ended up emptying the Lamy without even trying to test stroke width, etc.

 

4001 Turquoise has great color and some good shading coming from my rotring ArtPen "F" but the "ride" isn't quite as nice as the M200's -- it's maybe a touch drier and of course the ArtPen nib is a nail and can't compare with the M2xx nibs.

 

-- Constance

Not sure, but included in the description at the bottom of the following page, he or she states, "I am an authorized Pelikan Dealer and the main photo shown is from the International Distributor --so your pen will be new not used or even displayed."

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pelikan-1935-Lapis-LE-Fountain-Pen-New-in-Box-B-Nib-/121329824120?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c3fd23178

[conib]

Not sure, but included in the description at the bottom of the following page, he or she states, "I am an authorized Pelikan Dealer and the main photo shown is from the International Distributor --so your pen will be new not used or even displayed."

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pelikan-1935-Lapis-LE-Fountain-Pen-New-in-Box-B-Nib-/121329824120?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c3fd23178

 

Yes, that's the listing I've been sighing over. It's waaaay out of my budget to just haul off and purchase, but I've been putting a bit aside each month for a Lapis LE specifically and someday ... it will be good.

[da vinci]

From what I can tell from rumours here and round the web, it seems that Pelikan's 2014 lineup is going to comprise:

 

1) M101N SE red tortoise SE

2) M600 SE with the green 'jade' finish last seen on the M320 of 2007

3) M200 SE demonstrator in a colour called 'cognac'

4) M205 SE orange highlighter with a 1.5 italic nib rather than the customary BB (presumably with ink to match)

5) M200 / 205 (or possibly a new number designation) cartridge filler

6) Edelstein Ink of the Year 2014 - Garnet (presumably a rich dark red as opposed to the anemic Ruby)

 

Has anyone heard of anything else (there must be some sort of limited edition on the way), and which of the above do you think you will end up buying?

 

John

So we have had 3 of these visions come to fruition. Has anyone heard any more about 1, 2 or 4

[vikramguliya]

Will there be any specila editions that be will launched before sep?

[Garageboy]

If that M101N looks like the 100N posted, I'm in

It's what I thought the first iteration of the M101n Tortoise was going to look like

Not a fan of the tortoise cap

[zubipen]

Any news about the remaining products not in the market yet?

[Jadie]

Today for the first (and with luck, last) time in my life I feel like Perez Hilton.

 

On the strength of this thread, a well-respected European Pelikan dealer messaged me to confirm all the products mentioned above for 2014, and to wonder if I would like to pass on some interesting information about a rather extraordinary item coming in Autumn 2015 ...

 

An M600 SE PINK TORTOISE!

 

That is, the same white resin elements as the M400/600 white tortoise, but with a pink binde. However, although Pelikan are calling it a pink tortoise, the stripes are not exactly arranged in the same way as a normal mottled tortoise binde, but rather four toning shades of pink.

 

I think that's about 16 different varieties of squEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE and a couple of OMGs right there, don't you?

 

John

Add some hearts to those squees, dude.

 

<3<3<3<3<3

 

Depending on the shades of pink featured (please, no neon hues), I may have to keep my eyes out for this one!

 

Love how the green stripes on the white tortoise have a vintage tint to them (& they match R&K Alt Goldgrün soooo well), so it'd be awesome if I could match this pink tortoise with a nice ink too. Hmm, maybe something like Iroshizuku Momiji?

[JulioPB]

I am going to start saving for one for my daughter.

 

Maybe with this pen she finally will start to like fountain pens.

 

Julio MX

[georges zaslavsky]

Yeah, tell me about it.

 

A very favourable exception is Conway Stewart who produce SE/LEs at standard prices.... and very nice colours, too.

 

D.ick

yes but they don't make piston fillers which is a pity

[georges zaslavsky]

I have the M800 IB nib (tortoise) No idea of the stroke width, but a lot of fun toplay with.

nice writing and nice pen

Edited July 13, 2014 by georges zaslavsky

[Tojusi]

From what I can tell from rumours here and round the web, it seems that Pelikan's 2014 lineup is going to comprise:

 

1) M101N SE red tortoise SE

2) M600 SE with the green 'jade' finish last seen on the M320 of 2007

3) M200 SE demonstrator in a colour called 'cognac'

4) M205 SE orange highlighter with a 1.5 italic nib rather than the customary BB (presumably with ink to match)

5) M200 / 205 (or possibly a new number designation) cartridge filler

6) Edelstein Ink of the Year 2014 - Garnet (presumably a rich dark red as opposed to the anemic Ruby)

 

Has anyone heard of anything else (there must be some sort of limited edition on the way), and which of the above do you think you will end up buying?

 

John

 

Any further news on when these will be coming out? I was digging around the main Pelikan site, and was able to find only the cognac M200 demo (3 above) and the Edelstein ink (6 above).

[zubipen]

Any further news on when these will be coming out? I was digging around the main Pelikan site, and was able to find only the cognac M200 demo (3 above) and the Edelstein ink (6 above).

The number 5 in the list is also in the market.