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I'm new to this site, as many people are. I've been wanting an account since January of last year, where I bought my second pen ever, a TWSBI Eco in fine. My first was a turquoise Pilot Metro fine. I'm in high school, so maybe not as extensive a collection as some of you, but I'm pretty proud of it. Currently inked I have a Pilot Custom Grandee fine with a syringe filled Pilot Blue Black cartridge, Platinum Preppy fine with Diamine Sapphire, Pilot Kakuno medium with J. Herbin Rose Cyclamen, Jinhao x750 medium with Diamine Meadow, Platinum Prefounte medium with Noodlers Apache Sunset, a Parker 21 fine with Sailor Manyo Nekoyanagi, a random cheap Speedball stub with Diamine Golden Sands, a TWSBI 580 extra fine with Noodlers Blue Ghost, a FPR Himalaya V2 with an ultraflex nib in blue acrylic and chrome inked with Platinum Carbon Black, a Platinum Desk Pen ultra extra fine with Carbon Black, and a Sailor fude pen with Carbon Black, and (finally) a Platinum 18k pocket pen with Diamine Aqua Lagoon. I love fines and extra fines, I'm not sure if you noticed but I actually own no broad nibs, I've known about this fact for a while but I always get cold feet while attempting to rectify it. My pencil of choice is a Uni Kuratoga Alpha Gel with a 0.5mm lead, in blue.

 

I'm happy with my pens as of right now, but I am trying to find the perfect pen, a high capacity pen that posts perfectly, for when I move for university and won't be able to take much of my collection. Hard to find, especially I have small hands and very much prefer light pens. My two high capacity pens are my TWSBIs, but one posts badly, and the other doesn't at all. I've been eying the PenBBS 268. I also have wanted to try an ebonite pen, I've been thinking about ordering an Indian one from FPR, with a regular flex nib. I love my ultraflex but it is a monster and I think I would be able to use a regular flex in way more situations. I would like to try more varieties of ink brands, I've blocked myself from buying any Diamine until I get a couple more bottles not from them.

 

My ultimate grail pen would be something colourful, something perhaps with raden and urushi. I'm not quite sure on the details, as I don't let myself spend too much time thinking on this because I am susceptible to not being grateful enough for the pens I already own.

 

I love pens, I love writing and its power, and I'm grateful that I am one of the few people in my school who was taught cursive. I love pretty inks, including shimmers, I have way too many teals, and fountain pens are the main thing that keep me motivated to journal which has been essential for keeping myself mentally healthy. I also enjoy using fountain pens for art. I have loved all the communities for fountain pens that I have been able to find/join, and I'm sure this forum will be no exception.

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Welcome to FPN Passerine... sounds like you've got a great collection started.  That search for the perfect pen isn't an easy one, but I hope you get a chance to get into a store when things get back to normal, and try out some more pens before you're off to university.  

 

And if you're interested in trying a Broad nib, but don't want to make too much of an investment, you could consider buying a Lamy Safari/Al-star.  They have swappable nibs, so if you're disappointed you can always switch it out for something you know you like and you'll still have a usable pen.  Someone at Wonderpens (in Toronto) suggested that to me, and that's become my go-to method for trying out all sorts of different nib widths.

 

Enjoy your time here!

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