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After a couple of years without buying any fountain pens I just got a few Pelikan. I got a Star Ruby M205, a Moonstone M205, a Vibrant Orange M600, a Green/White M605, a Red Tortoise M600, and the M805 Blue Dunes. 

Now I am waiting for a White Tortoise M400, a marbled Petrol M205, a Pastel Green M200, a marbled Brown M200, and a marbled Green M200.

All the steel nibs are Fine, and the gold nibs EF. I love the Fine nibs. But I find the Pelikan EF steel nibs scratchy. However, there is always an exception. I have an older Toledo Red Pelikan with its original EF steel nib that is extremely smooth. 

I am very excited to get into the fountain pen groove once more. 

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5 hours ago, GigiT said:

After a couple of years without buying any fountain pens I just got a few Pelikan. I got a Star Ruby M205, a Moonstone M205, a Vibrant Orange M600, a Green/White M605, a Red Tortoise M600, and the M805 Blue Dunes. 

Now I am waiting for a White Tortoise M400, a marbled Petrol M205, a Pastel Green M200, a marbled Brown M200, and a marbled Green M200.

 

That's a fairly extensive selection of Pelikan pens. :) I'm waiting on ‘my’ second M205 Blue-Marbled, second M200 Gold-Marbled, first M200 Brown-Marbled, and (first) two M200 Green-Marbled to be dispatched next week. I put ‘my‘ in quotes, because the M205 Blue-Marbled and one of the M200 Green-Marbled, as well as the handful of Pelikan Twist pens that will be sent in the same shipment, are going into the giveaway stash (unless my wife wants some of those pens for herself). Between us, if I'm not mistaken she has three M205 and one M120 pens (sometimes I lose count), and I have eight Mnnn pens, as of now.

 

Also yet to arrive is a Platinum President and a Platinum Procyon (which I wasn't planning on ever buying on account of the asking price and street price, but now that I could get it for under US$40 and the marginal shipping cost is free, OK, I'll add it to my library of pens); and the Leonardo Musis Oplontis I ordered a few hours ago, that I'm not looking forward to.

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22 hours ago, IlikeInksandIcannotlie said:

The Curidas knockoff? Plan on posting a review?

 

Maybe.  Isn't there a review already?   As I don't have a 'real' one, I've nothing (as such) to compare it to.  

http://www.aysedasi.co.uk

 

 

 

 

She turned me into a newt.......

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And a Platinum Preppy transparent to see what the “hype” is about low cost Platinum pens.

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I've just bought an Omas Milord Roller in aubergine colour that I was after since a while.

As I'm on holiday I've asked the seller to delay shipment after end of the month, the seller said ok, but since he will be on holiday until September 5th, he will ship after that date!

It will be a long wait! :lol:

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4 hours ago, NgunnawalJack said:

And a Platinum Preppy transparent to see what the “hype” is about low cost Platinum pens.

I forgot there was a Pink Preppy in the order, which arrived tonight.  I have only put this one to paper tonight.  The clear one will probably wait until the weekend.

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