My Vanishing Point Collection

[NeoTiger]

Hi, I just got a new camera (Canon Powershot G9) so I decided to take some photos of my pens again.

 

Here's my collection of Pilot/Namiki Vanishing Point/Capless pens.

 

Included in the photo are:

Older style Namiki Vanishing Point green faceted

Pilot Capless Blue Carbonesque (Kasuri)

Pilot Capless Red Carbonesque (Kasuri)

Pilot Capless 2006 LE Ice Blue

Pilot Capless 2007 LE Orange

Pilot Sesenta LE

 

http://neotiger.orcon.net.nz/fountain/vp2.jpg

 

http://neotiger.orcon.net.nz/fountain/vp2m.jpg

 

Thanks for looking!

Edited November 8, 2007 by NeoTiger

[succubus]

Oooh, I like the Sesenta!

[succubus]

I was about to compose an email begging for one for Xmas, but seeing it in different colors (red, green) made me not want it somehow. You got the best color. The brown is just lovely.

[haywoody]

Very nice collection and photos. I really dig those pens-in-a-pile shots.

 

The old style green faceted is my favorite...

 

/Woody

[Col]

Nice collection. Is that a Kasuri Vermilion? I bought one of those, but I decided to exchange it for a Green Kasuri. The picture reminds me of an upmarket version of that game where you have to pull a stick out of the pile without any of the others moving.

[NeoTiger]

Thanks for the comments everyone.

 

The Sesenta was a limited edition pen produced to celebrate the 60th anniversary of something (60 years after the first Vanishing Point?), based on the Decimo size pen and limtied to 400 pieces. I see it is still available from Pen Gallery, but Richard's Pens seems to have sold out already (not on their website anymore).

 

Hey that's very interesting, I've never seen the Red or Green Sesenta before.... Limited to 100 pens each according to Martini auctions.... That does kinda suck, makes the original Sesenta less special a bit...

 

 

The pen that actually gets the most use is the Blue Carbonesque. Two main reasons I guess, it would be the easiest to replace if it got damaged, and also I like to match ink to pen colour and blue is a colour that you would want to have within clicking range. I also use the Red Carbonesque a bit.

 

Yeah, I think the Red Carbonesque = Kasuri Vermillion. I would love to get the Green Kasuri as well, but the prices for Kasuri pens are just so expensive compared to the Blue or Black carbonesque. I picked up the red one on ebay for $50 + shipping, which was my closest experience to being sumgai already

 

Haha Col, you're thinking of "pick-up sticks"? I used to play that when I was a kid.... Man, if only I had enough Vanishing Points to play the actual game.... :hmm1: The only problem is, there really are enough variations out there to spend my money on

Edited November 8, 2007 by NeoTiger

[Col]

I picked up the red one on ebay for $50 + shipping, which was my closest experience to being sumgai already

Blimey O'Reilly - nice one!

 

Haha Col, you're thinking of "pick-up sticks"?

That's it. I was more into five-stones myself...