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Wade Wilson posted:A few years ago I bought a bottle of bulletproof black ink called "Heart of Darkness" that came with a pen where the "cartridge" was literally the body of the pen. I'm pretty sure that Heart of Darkness came with an eyedropper-converted Platinum Preppy.
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Wade Wilson posted:A few years ago I bought a bottle of bulletproof black ink called "Heart of Darkness" that came with a pen where the "cartridge" was literally the body of the pen. Nope. If it looked like this, that's a Platinum Preppy. If it looked like the Airmail 69T or 444 or 67T or 90 with a little plastic bit on the barrel end that screwed off and matched the cap plastic? If so, still no, I have no idea WTF that thing is but it's not a Creaper. I've got one though.
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Dec 17, 2014 22:23
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Remora posted:Nope. If it looked like this, that's a Platinum Preppy. If it looked like the Airmail 69T or 444 or 67T or 90 with a little plastic bit on the barrel end that screwed off and matched the cap plastic? If so, still no, I have no idea WTF that thing is but it's not a Creaper. I've got one though. I've actually emailed Noodler's and Goulet about the free pen that isn't a converted Preppy that comes with some bottles (like Nikita) and it's apparently not available to purchase outside of buying a bottle of ink that comes with one. Edit: I just looked closer at the Airmail 67T and that's totally it. They must have just bought a bunch cheap and rebranded them.
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Dec 17, 2014 22:38
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I would gladly buy the Chaos Skull Insanity pen for upwards of $100, but my mind is simultaneously melted and blown by its actual price.
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Dec 17, 2014 23:06
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Zorblack posted:I would gladly buy the Chaos Skull Insanity pen for upwards of $100, but my mind is simultaneously melted and blown by its actual price. holy loving dicks
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Dec 18, 2014 00:06
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Magnus Praeda posted:Edit: I just looked closer at the Airmail 67T and that's totally it. They must have just bought a bunch cheap and rebranded them. Mine has the silver hardware of the 67T but the longer after-barrel section of the 90, and a totally different cap band than either (maybe the one off the 69T?), so it's a little more than rebranding.
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Dec 18, 2014 00:16
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My interest went very quickly from "I want one" to "nope". Actually... Montegrappa's headquarters are about 30 minutes by car away from where I live. I'll get my wire cutters and loot bag. Obligatory disclaimer: just joking.
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Dec 18, 2014 00:46
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Mikl posted:My interest went very quickly from "I want one" to "nope". We wouldn't look down on you for breaking in to Montegrappa and looting the place. We'd look down on you if that was the only thing you took.
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Dec 18, 2014 00:49
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My girlfriend got me a great Lamy Safari and I like the body much more than my Pilot Metro. But I like the metro's nib better (and the cartridge converter). Can I pull both the nib and the converter out of the metro and shove them in the Lamy?
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Dec 18, 2014 02:08
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blue squares posted:My girlfriend got me a great Lamy Safari and I like the body much more than my Pilot Metro. But I like the metro's nib better (and the cartridge converter). Can I pull both the nib and the converter out of the metro and shove them in the Lamy? No, they're not interchangeable.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:08
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Is there an ink that's garish enough to be paired with CHAOS PEN?
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Dec 18, 2014 02:11
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Maybe the J Herbin Anniversary red? It's red...and it has gold in it
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Dec 18, 2014 02:14
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Crush up some gold leaf and mix it with Noodler's baystate cranberry.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:16
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grack posted:No, they're not interchangeable. Thanks. I'll order a finer lamy nib and a converter.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:16
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blue squares posted:Thanks. I'll order a finer lamy nib and a converter. Look at the Kakuno. It has the same nib as the metro (with an added smiley face) and a similar body to the Lamy. Unlike getting a fine/extra-fine Lamy nib, it is likely that the kakuno will actually be usable. http://www.jetpens.com/search?q=kakuno
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Dec 18, 2014 02:21
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Lord Girlyman posted:
what does this mean? Sounds like you're saying that a fine Lamy isn't good, but looking online at reviews that say otherwise. blue squares fucked around with this message at 02:47 on Dec 18, 2014 |
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Dec 18, 2014 02:44
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The Lamy F is way scratchier and a bit thicker of a line than the Kakuno F. I've used both at work and I couldn't be happier with the Kakuno (that I shoved into a Metro body). : )
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Dec 18, 2014 02:50
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Oh... well I want to use the Lamy she got me. I have never liked the body on my Metro. The Lamy feels great. Medium is just too thick for me, though. I like writing small letters. Once I get my converter in the mail I'll fill it up with my noodler's ink but I doubt that'll make a difference in the weight of the lines.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:54
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blue squares posted:Oh... well I want to use the Lamy she got me. I have never liked the body on my Metro. The Lamy feels great. :iamafag:  
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Dec 18, 2014 04:00
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Ugh bummer, I think the Metro I dropped may actually be busted. I used it some more today and it didn't leak, but the nib was definitely shifting as I wrote and the cap felt loose. Guess along with a replacement Plumix I'll be getting a whole new Metro to put the nib in (because one just isn't enough).
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Dec 18, 2014 05:00
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Swagger Dagger posted:Is there an ink that's garish enough to be paired with CHAOS PEN? Gonna get it and then put highlighter ink into it
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Dec 18, 2014 18:01
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blue squares posted:Oh... well I want to use the Lamy she got me. I have never liked the body on my Metro. The Lamy feels great. Medium is just too thick for me, though. I like writing small letters. Once I get my converter in the mail I'll fill it up with my noodler's ink but I doubt that'll make a difference in the weight of the lines. Pick up an F or EF nib from Goulet and try it for yourself. I use an EF Lamy Safari daily and haven't ever found it "too scratchy" or anything of the sort.
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Dec 18, 2014 18:06
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I have to thank Mikl for linking this thread in an LP thread. Thanks to you, I have a Metro and a bottle of Iroshizuku kon-peki. I am both excited and terrified at this turn of events.
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Dec 18, 2014 18:45
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Magnus Praeda posted:Pick up an F or EF nib from Goulet and try it for yourself. I use an EF Lamy Safari daily and haven't ever found it "too scratchy" or anything of the sort. Yeah, I got an EF black nib/body Safari just for the looks and I was surprised how well it wrote. It doesn't have as nice of a writing experience as a Metro but it starts reliably and performs well enough that I carry it often, and probably more than either of my Metros.
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Dec 18, 2014 18:58
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Swagger Dagger posted:Is there an ink that's garish enough to be paired with CHAOS PEN? Literal blood. Just cut yourself and syringe your veins into the pen
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Llab posted:I have to thank Mikl for linking this thread in an LP thread. Thanks to you, I have a Metro and a bottle of Iroshizuku kon-peki. I am both excited and terrified at this turn of events. One of us, one of us  (You're welcome.)
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Dec 18, 2014 19:41
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Kessel posted:Literal blood. Just cut yourself and syringe your veins into the pen For ~$66,000 it better damned well come with a vial of Stallone's blood for ink.
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Dec 18, 2014 21:29
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Llab posted:I have to thank Mikl for linking this thread in an LP thread. Thanks to you, I have a Metro and a bottle of Iroshizuku kon-peki. I am both excited and terrified at this turn of events. Those are both really great choices, good job. I think I linked this thread in the Wet Shaving Thread and snagged some people that way, but there was a decent fountain pen derail going on in there at the time.
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Dec 18, 2014 22:38
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Remora posted:Nope. If it looked like this, that's a Platinum Preppy. If it looked like the Airmail 69T or 444 or 67T or 90 with a little plastic bit on the barrel end that screwed off and matched the cap plastic? If so, still no, I have no idea WTF that thing is but it's not a Creaper. I've got one though. It actually looked more like the Wality 54FP. I'm a bit pissed about it because I came back from work after the Thanksgiving break to find that the cleaning crew had broken it by somehow knocking it off my desk and then trying to vacuum it up. Hope they like having that black bulletproof ink all over the carpet!
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Bought a Lamy Scala (black, fine nib) for £85 ($140?) and some Waterman intense black and Diamine quartz black and Three Candles paper. Haven't used it much but seems lovely. It hasn't got much flex but that's fine. I'll probably buy something cheaper with an italic nib for variety but that is for the future. Thanks for the advice. E: Three Candlesticks no longer has watermarks on its paper. Booooo! 
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Dec 19, 2014 17:42
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Josef K. Sourdust posted:It hasn't got much flex but that's fine. Is it meant to have any?
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chippy posted:Is it meant to have any? No. It is just I mentioned in an earlier post wanting to have a nib with flex and I decided (after trying a few pens in the shop) to go for something more rigid. This time, at least.
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Josef K. Sourdust posted:No. It is just I mentioned in an earlier post wanting to have a nib with flex and I decided (after trying a few pens in the shop) to go for something more rigid. This time, at least. Keep in mind how anything can "flex" if enough pressure is applied to it  Whether or not you can un-flex it after is another story though. I think if you're curious about semi-flex there's always dip pens which offer max flex but not terribly expensive too.
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Dec 19, 2014 22:38
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Alder posted:Keep in mind how anything can "flex" if enough pressure is applied to it I used dip nibs a lot but was always frustrated by running out of ink early and cleaning every 15 min (using India ink). Also, using fine nibs on rougher paper (for drawing) is a nightmare with the tip snagging on fibre. Also it is hell writing anything at length if you are dipping every 1-2 lines. But in terms of flex and variety of line, yes, dip nibs are awesome. 
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My handwriting is horrendous still. So fun.  
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Luisfe posted:My handwriting is horrendous still. So fun. Good lord man, were you in some sort of accident? My parents are both doctors and their handwriting is better. Incidentally I have that exact model of Jinhao 599 and it writes smoother than any Lamy Safari/Al-Star/Vista I've ever tried.
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From what I can find online, the pen takes standard international cartridges, but a couple places specified that it had to be the long cartridges like a Waterman because they are a little narrower. So you could go for a Waterman converter. The thing that sucks with them is that you can fit so much more ink into the long cartridge that you might as well just keep refilling one with a syringe rather than use the converter. At least that's what I do. For what it's worth, the converter is built well. It is also glass (which I found out after dropping my first one).
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Zero Gravitas posted:Its been a while since I've been in this thread, I turned to the dark side when I found Pilot V-Ball 0.5 pens. Now, I'm back and after a bit of advice. If you want to treat yourself to a cheapish upgrade again at some point, I went from a Parker Vector to a Lamy Safari and was amazed at the difference. Incidentally thanks to whoever recommended I floss the nib of mine with a brass sheet after sodding it up by doodling on keyboard. It's sorted it out a treat.
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There's also the thread title, which is there for a good reason.
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