dms525 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 WooHoo! My M600 Red Tortoise finally arrived today. I like it a lot, but I find the "tortoise" more yellow than i expected. And the yellow is kind of mottled with red. It is much redder and less yellow than the recent M101N tortoise. The red tone is close to that of the the M101N Red. I ordered a B nib and had it ground to a 0.8 mm crisp cursive italic. It writes a dream. Some photos, for your enjoyment: David Link to post Share on other sites
daenghafez Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Just received my red tortoise. A nice addition to its M600 tortoise league.. Link to post Share on other sites
amk Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Oh goodness, I love that italic grind. What a beaut! Too many pens, too little time!http://fountainpenlove.blogspot.fr/ Link to post Share on other sites
Hans01 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Beautiful tortoise collection. Wow! Link to post Share on other sites
N1003U Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 13 minutes ago, Hans01 said: Beautiful tortoise collection. Wow! +1 Link to post Share on other sites
alfredop Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 4 hours ago, daenghafez said: Just received my red tortoise. A nice addition to its M600 tortoise league.. Are the first and the last customized M600? Alfredo Link to post Share on other sites
chromantic Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Well, my Blood Orange finally arrived and I inked mine up, a perfect match! But imagine my dismay at the width of the line and the horror of my discovering I had somehow received a B nib. Naturally, I assumed a mistake on their end but, no, the ordered clearly shows "Broad". Fortunately, Cult is quite willing to do a nib swap, I just have to send it back, so there's that. It's hard work to tell which is Old Harry when everybody's got boots on. Link to post Share on other sites
daenghafez Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, alfredop said: Are the first and the last customized M600? Alfredo The first comes from the limited edition series of 500 brown tortoise fountain pens & ballpoint pens set commissioned by Maruzen of Japan in 1999. The last is either a Pelikan prototype or ‘lunch time special’ with sleeve from the M101N green tortoise. Link to post Share on other sites
debraji Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Gorgeous tortoiseshells! Very jealous--especially of the Japanese brown tortoise. There's just something about that material that makes the most elegant of pens. Link to post Share on other sites
Ed333 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 15 minutes ago, debraji said: Gorgeous tortoiseshells! Very jealous--especially of the Japanese brown tortoise. There's just something about that material that makes the most elegant of pens. agreed. They call the recent m101n "tortoise", but not really, IMHO.... Link to post Share on other sites
alfredop Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 (edited) On 1/26/2021 at 2:38 PM, daenghafez said: The first comes from the limited edition series of 500 brown tortoise fountain pens & ballpoint pens set commissioned by Maruzen of Japan in 1999. The last is either a Pelikan prototype or ‘lunch time special’ with sleeve from the M101N green tortoise. Nice, two rare birds. As a general note I have to say that after having checked this thread I ordered a red tortoise M600 on Amazon, it should arrive late today. Alfredo Edited: pen is arrived, here there is its photo with other red themed Pelikan. Edited January 27 by alfredop Link to post Share on other sites
daenghafez Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 On 1/27/2021 at 10:47 AM, alfredop said: Nice, two rare birds. As a general note I have to say that after having checked this thread I ordered a red tortoise M600 on Amazon, it should arrive late today. Alfredo Edited: pen is arrived, here there is its photo with other red themed Pelikan. Nice trio red pelikans. By the way, did you paint the Pelikan name at the captop of M101N brown tortoise? Nicely done! Here’s the foursome red pelikan.. Link to post Share on other sites
alfredop Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 13 hours ago, daenghafez said: Nice trio red pelikans. By the way, did you paint the Pelikan name at the captop of M101N brown tortoise? Nicely done! Here’s the foursome red pelikan.. I bought the M101N red tortoise from a previous owner and I thought that the paint in the inscription was a standard feature. Anyway I like it. Alfredo Link to post Share on other sites
TitoThePencilPimp Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 18 minutes ago, alfredop said: I bought the M101N red tortoise from a previous owner and I thought that the paint in the inscription was a standard feature. Anyway I like it. Alfredo I just noticed that the word Pelikan appears on the cap. Something I did not notice, and I ink each of the m101n I own once a week. Link to post Share on other sites
Uncial Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 I china clay mine. Did it on the grey 101n also. I think it adds to the vintage vibe Link to post Share on other sites
dms525 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I'm enjoying my Red Tortoise M600 with a custom-ground CI nib by Dan Smith. Seen here with a red pen friend from Leonardo. Link to post Share on other sites
Hans01 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 7 hours ago, dms525 said: I'm enjoying my Red Tortoise M600 with a custom-ground CI nib by Dan Smith. Seen here with a red pen friend from Leonardo. The handwriting is as beautiful as the pens Link to post Share on other sites
TitoThePencilPimp Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 8 hours ago, dms525 said: I'm enjoying my Red Tortoise M600 with a custom-ground CI nib by Dan Smith. Seen here with a red pen friend from Leonardo. Nice Leonardo. Is that tapered section on the Leonardo comfortable while writing? Link to post Share on other sites
PAKMAN Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 14 hours ago, dms525 said: I'm enjoying my Red Tortoise M600 with a custom-ground CI nib by Dan Smith. Seen here with a red pen friend from Leonardo. Incredible! I want!! Congrats! PAKMAN My Favorite Pen Restorer My Favorite Brick and Mortar Store Vanness Pens - Now selling Online! Link to post Share on other sites
dms525 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 7 hours ago, TitoThePencilPimp said: Nice Leonardo. Is that tapered section on the Leonardo comfortable while writing? The Leonardo section is a bit unusual in appearance, but it is extremely comfortable (for me) to write with. David Link to post Share on other sites
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