Adding To The Flock

[DilettanteG]

I immediately swapped out  the fine nib for a M2XX  gold plated Italic Broad here are a couple writing samples with that:

 

 

 

[DilettanteG]

The last of the M101N series showed up in my mailbox today: the Blue-Gray with a fine nib. It's another exceptional writer, plus the 4001 Konigsbrau ink it came with really pairs well with it. Here are some pictures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Misfit]

@DilettanteG I really like your Anthracite demonstrator. 

[DilettanteG]

16 minutes ago, Misfit said:

@DilettanteG I really like your Anthracite demonstrator. 

Thanks! It's the last of the M200/205 demonstrator series I bought, and I think the second most expensive. (The M205 Aquamarine came from Germany which added quite a bit to the price.) Bertram's Inkwell sent it out super quickly packed in new packaging with even the little white pleather holder. I need to figure out a better ink for it than the Jacques Herbin Shogun. Those shimmery bits don't seem to be a great fit with the Pelikan feeds. 

 

One more pen to post and I think I'm done collecting this series unless I buy the Cognac or they release a new one.

[Misfit]

Oh, the Cognac is a pretty one. I have one. 

[DilettanteG]

53 minutes ago, Misfit said:

Oh, the Cognac is a pretty one. I have one. 

I found one with a factory italic 1.1 nib  and am sorely tempted. Only 5 days into my pens/ink/paper no buy month and I'm weakening! 

[DilettanteG]

This should be the last of my shopping spree until my m605 Black Tortoiseshell comes from The Nibsmith with its custom cursive italic broad grind. I think the 7-9 week lead time is almost over.

 

Until then, here's my M205 Demonstrator with a fine nib:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's been really fun updating my Pelikan Special Edition Collection these last three months. I can't believe I found everything in the M101N and the M200/M205 demonstrator series so quickly. I hope you've enjoyed the pictures as much as I've enjoyed sharing them!

[Misfit]

That clear Pelikan is gorgeous. Good for you for getting one @DilettanteG.

[Misfit]

4 hours ago, DilettanteG said:

I found one with a factory italic 1.1 nib  and am sorely tempted. Only 5 days into my pens/ink/paper no buy month and I'm weakening! 

Oh jealous. I passed on buying one on Reddit that came with the italic and another nib. The seller was in the UK I think because the price was in pounds. I got the Smoky Quartz instead. It came in a set with the ink. It was $106 in all from a liquidator on eBay. That was several years ago. 

[DilettanteG]

12 minutes ago, Misfit said:

Oh jealous. I passed on buying one on Reddit that came with the italic and another nib. The seller was in the UK I think because the price was in pounds. I got the Smoky Quartz instead. It came in a set with the ink. It was $106 in all from a liquidator on eBay. That was several years ago. 

Killer deal!

 

I’d promised myself no more pens for awhile, so I’m still trying to justify buying that cognac italic. Frankly, my monster-in-law has been such a nightmare lately I probably deserve a treat for my self restraint dealing with her. Maybe I should treat myself? 🤔

[Misfit]

Yes! You deserve it! Plus buying that nib unit separately is expensive. 
 

[DilettanteG]

Lol, okay I just pulled the trigger! 😃

[RedPie]

1 hour ago, DilettanteG said:

Lol, okay I just pulled the trigger! 😃

That was easy...congrats to the pen in the mail! 😉

[Misfit]

It really is an attractive color. But so are the other tinted demonstrators. The Olivine is better looking than I expected. 

[DilettanteG]

Thanks guys! And I really like the Olivine. I think someone else mentioned it's a deep bottle green. It looks really nice with the silver colored fittings. Plus, it's an excuse to use dark green inks.

[Misfit]

@DilettanteG if it makes you feel better, I ordered a Goldspot/Kaweco exclusive AL Sport in Mercury Orange with a BB nib. It had only two nib sizes left. No way to know if it was running out, or would be restocked. I did search for coupon codes, and got 10% off. 

[DilettanteG]

Coupon codes, yet another great reason to buy online!

 

And yes, it does make me feel better. Thanks!

[Misfit]

It was only fair I had to order a pen after encouraging you. 

[DilettanteG]

Had an absolute bear of a day yesterday, so I was very happy to come home to my new M200 Cognac with an italic nib. This is my most expensive M200 to date, but @Misfit was right it is a lovely pen! It does look like the same bind (binde?) material as my M200 Amber, but the gold trimmed cap is definitely an improvement. Plus, the cap on my Amber is stained. So, I needed a new one, right? Right!

 

So, here's what it looks like:

 

 

[Misfit]

You so needed and deserved a new one. You need a break from the irritants at work and in family. So yes, yes and yes you needed and deserved it. My Cognac salutes yours (and one other person I know owns one @Runnin_Ute).