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grack posted:New Delta day today! Old post, I know, but I just can't get over how pretty this pen is! Big fan of blue-greens in pen bodies. Is this one of your Amazon outlet finds? I can never find any good deals there. 
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I'm doing something I almost never do and have nothing but Viscontis in my pen case 
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Chip McFuck posted:Old post, I know, but I just can't get over how pretty this pen is! Big fan of blue-greens in pen bodies. Is this one of your Amazon outlet finds? I can never find any good deals there. eBay. Delta's been out of business a long time at this point, Amazon has long since sold off all of their stock. iospace posted:I have it on good authority that the Curidas will go out mid February. Platinum Curried rear end gently caress, now I want a Japanese curry
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  (I went to an actual pen store today, and decided well, since you're doing me a favor... I love purple)
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Feb 1, 2020 03:35
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North African Violet is a wonderful color in every pen I've tried.
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Feb 1, 2020 06:31
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Has anyone tried Tokyo Gift? It looks like a nice pinkish red.
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Feb 1, 2020 07:20
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As a result of this thread's feedback, I bought
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Feb 1, 2020 15:20
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The north African violet is a near perfect ink. Would like it to dry a tad faster, but I can use it on newspaper with minimal feathering.
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Can anyone recommend a red ink that writes well on cheap printer paper? I've been using a TWSBI ECO with Diamine Oxblood to grade papers, and the obvious downside is that sometimes the feathering makes my markups mechanically illegible. I don't care that much about it being red, to be honest, I just want something that clearly stands out against white and black. Also, I can't wait to see some reflections on the Platinum Curidas. I've always wanted a retractable fountain pen, and this puts them into an attractive price range.
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Feb 2, 2020 04:28
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Sheaffer Skrip Red is maybe what you're looking for.
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What I'm most excited about is the better converter. The pilot converter is jammed the gently caress into the VP. I've already destroyed one converter trying to remove it for easy cleaning / filling. I'm afraid to remove the replacement for fear of doing the same thing. Also it holds basically 0 ink.
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Lowness 72 posted:What I'm most excited about is the better converter. The pilot converter is jammed the gently caress into the VP. I've already destroyed one converter trying to remove it for easy cleaning / filling. I'm afraid to remove the replacement for fear of doing the same thing. Also it holds basically 0 ink. Yeah, I hope this lights a fire under Pilot’s rear end to make a better converter, and hopefully a VP at a lower price point too. I’ll almost certainly pick up one of these, I love the VP but it’s heavy and hey, $70 is less risk to carry around than like $150.
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Ok, gonna shot in the dark here: I've heard the Bernanke Black feathers very easily, as do my pilot cartridges, on "bad" paper. Is there a black ink that pretty much has the same properties as the North African Violet I'm loving: pretty quick drying time (quick enough for my lefty self), minimal feathering and bleed through. Not really worried about the other stuff Noodler's has.
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iospace posted:Ok, gonna shot in the dark here: Maybe Noodler's X-Feather? It was made specifically for bad paper.
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Arcsech posted:Yeah, I hope this lights a fire under Pilot’s rear end to make a better converter, and hopefully a VP at a lower price point too. It's funny, Pilot does make a cheaper version of the VP called Capless but only for the Japanese market. You can find them sometimes on Amazon or eBay for around $80 if you're willing to import one. The pen has a steel nib instead of gold, but it's otherwise identical. Hopefully the Curidas will push Pilot to start marketing their Capless outside of Japan and maybe get some more companies to throw their hat into the retractable ring. Edit: Speak of the devil, I just got a package in from Japan. Can't wait to get home and open it! Chip McFuck fucked around with this message at 18:10 on Feb 2, 2020 |
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Feb 2, 2020 17:56
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I will vouch for the quality of the Capless. I have one with a nice silver body.
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Dad Hominem posted:"Capless" is the name for the whole VP series in Japan and outside of the US. There are 14k and steel nib Caplesses. What you're thinking of is that the steel nib ones are Japan only. Gonna quote myself here because it's not the case that Capless = steel. Weird pet peeve, I know, but we're all kinda weird here.
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Feb 2, 2020 19:17
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If it costs less than a hundo it's the steel nib Capless.
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Welp, went to go pick up my package from the post office and found that a bunch of pens arrived at the same time. Top to bottom: Monteverde Regatta Sport rollerball Jinhao 159 Moonman M600S Pilot Capless Moonman 80 Put some Old Man Winter in the Moonman 80 so far and am liking it. Well balanced and it's refreshing to not have a designated grip section. The only criticism so far is that the cap is really tight and takes a little force to remove, but it's not really that big a deal as I'm not planning on using it to take notes. I'm gonna wait to ink up the others, as I'm going on vacation for a week and don't want to leave them sitting around that long. Edit: Dad Hominem posted:Gonna quote myself here because it's not the case that Capless = steel. Weird pet peeve, I know, but we're all kinda weird here. Good to know. Didn't realize that the Capless was just a different name for the same pen, I thought it was a separate, 'budget-friendly' line. It's interesting that Pilot doesn't use a plain steel nib for their steel models and instead colors them gold. It would look better with a plain nib in my opinion. 
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Feb 2, 2020 21:02
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I'm interested to see how you like the moonman after using it a bit. I love my parker 45 and wouldnt mind a modern iteration.
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Unfortunately I don't have a real Parker 45 to compare it against, but I will say that it is very pleasant to write with so far. Nib writes smoothly, if a touch dry, out of the box without any adjustment. It came with a converter that has a tiny spring for an agitator (which I guess isn't uncommon for Chinese pens), but it made some odd sounds when moving the pen around before I took a look. Once it's filled with ink it doesn't make a noise. Interestingly, the Moonman's parts are identical and interchangeable with the 45 according to some video reviews. So I guess if you didn't like the nib you could swap it out with a vintage one no problem.
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stealie72 posted:I'm interested to see how you like the moonman after using it a bit. I love my parker 45 and wouldnt mind a modern iteration. I would also like to subscribe to your newsletter The m600 works pretty nice. tater_salad fucked around with this message at 03:38 on Feb 3, 2020 |
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tater_salad posted:I would also like to subscribe to your newsletter I'll let you know when the next issue of "Is the Moonman 80 A Good Pen Monthly" comes out. I have an M2 that I dig. I eyedroppered it and haven't filled it again in almost a year. Still writes every time.
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*Makes happy I-Just-Agreed-In-Principle-To-A-Trade-For-Another-Delta noises*
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Dad Hominem posted:Gonna quote myself here because it's not the case that Capless = steel. Weird pet peeve, I know, but we're all kinda weird here. yep. the entire series is just called the Capless in Japan, whatever nib they might carry.
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Is it wierd to want a Visconti just because you like the clip design?
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Question, what's the main difference between a TWSBI Eco and 580? Or, what justifies the extra 20 bucks or so?
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Goulet has a blog post about this: Go vs Eco vs 580 Basically, the 580 is made of different, scratch resistant materials and the grip sections are round and interchangeable.
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Chip McFuck posted:Goulet has a blog post about this: Go vs Eco vs 580 This is interesting because I think my only complaint about the 580 is that the clarity of the plastic has suffered over the years, where my ECO (which admittedly isn't as old) still looks pretty pristine. I wonder if it might just be cloudiness from using lovely tap water to flush it.
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Goddamnit Nathan you better reissue Berning Red 
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Just a heads up if anyone is planning on importing anything from Japan: Apparently international packages from Asia are being delayed due to concerns over the virus.
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howe_sam posted:Sheaffer Skrip Red is maybe what you're looking for. Thanks for the tip, just ordered a bottle.
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I think I'm fairly open minded when it comes to fountain pens but the one thing I'll never understand is people spending hundreds of dollars on pens that have JoWo steel nibs. Edit: They're fine nibs but that's a lot of money for a pen that will write nearly the same than the Jinhao I have with a $20 replacement nib.
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The vast majority of those pens aren't for writing, they're for collecting purposes.
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I didn't realize Delta used jowo nibs.
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Lowness 72 posted:I didn't realize Delta used jowo nibs. Bock, actually 
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That wasn't some attack on you, Grack, sorry if it came across that way! I don't know anything about delta, let alone that they used Bock nibs. Vintage (or discontinued) product collecting is a whole different thing in my mind. What prompted it was me seeing this brand pop up on Goulet https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/monty-winnfield-highwater-fountain-pens I don't get the appeal of buying a $375 new pen with a pretty generic, albeit usually pretty good, steel jowo nib. Edit: I understand it'd be solely for the artistry and material of the barrel but it's still so boring! Sankis fucked around with this message at 03:40 on Feb 6, 2020 |
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I know it wasn't a poke at me, don't worry. I also freely admit that I'm much more a collector than a user. I mean, I gave up trying to use every pen in my collection a long, long time ago.
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... I just realized that Noodler's Dark Matter is based off of ink used at Los Alamos. Which leads me to ask: How quickly does it dry? And how good would it be on say, copy paper? 
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Almost all of Noodler's inks have some kind of weird story behind them and are usually in reference to some historical event.
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