Pelikan M620 Piazza Navona inked with Montblanc Lavender Purple
By Sunday morning I normally have a couple of pens that are getting low on ink so it is a good time for changing the pens in rotation. Next in line for use is my Pelikan M620 Piazza Navona. Piazza...
View ArticleWaterman Preface Green Marbled inked with Montblanc Irish Green
I survived the Christmas festivities with only minimal damage to my waist-line and liver. I have hardly been near my study so a few of my pens had hit their 14 days in rotation limit. I emptied one pen...
View ArticlePelikan M620 Piazza Navona inked with Montblanc Bordeaux
This pen is the favourite of my collection due to it’s amazing subtle colouring. No exciting custom grind nib this time around, just another of my 18K Medium nibs. I consulted my fountain pen database...
View ArticlePelikan M400 Black-Green Striated inked with Montblanc Royal Blue
This is my latest ebay purchase and possibly my oldest pen. I had decided during the holidays that I would try to collect the Black/Green Striated model in all Pelikan’s five sizes during 2012. I have...
View ArticleWaterman Preface Silver Plated inked with Montblanc Midnight Blue
Time for a change of pen. Into rotation comes my Silver plated version of the Waterman Preface. It is quite a tasteful style having the textured body. My fountain pen database teamed this pen with one...
View ArticleWaterman Preface Blue inked with Montblanc Bordeaux
After a big day of note taking at the office I have managed to exhaust the ink supply in a couple of pens. The first new pen into rotation is my Waterman Preface in dark blue. I teamed this pen with an...
View ArticleAurora Talentum Yellow/Chrome 0.7mm CI inked with Montblanc Royal Blue (1980s)
Another day another glorious Italian pen into rotation. The pen: Aurora Talentum Yellow/Chrome The nib: Aurora 14K customised to 0.7 Cursive Italic by Richard Binder The ink: Montblanc Royal Blue...
View ArticleSailor 1911 Medium Black/Gold H-MF inked with Montblanc Racing Green
Yet another Japanese black and gold pen into rotation, this time it is my Sailor 1911 Medium with the H-MF nib. The pen: Sailor 1911 Medium Black/Gold The nib: Sailor 14K H-MF The ink: Montblanc Racing...
View ArticlePelikan M620 Shanghai inked with Montblanc Lavender Purple
The pen: Pelikan M620 Shanghai The nib: Pelikan M400 Fine The ink: Montblanc Lavender Purple My Impressions: This pen’s look has really grown on me, initially the relatively abrupt changes in colour...
View ArticleAn expensive walk in the sun, new Montblanc inks
I was out for a walk last Friday just to clear my head after a couple of heavy meetings and enjoy the sunshine of a fine winter’s day. I ended up walking down to a section of the city that has a...
View ArticlePelikan M620 Grand Place inked with Montblanc Carlo Collodi Brown
Pelikan M620 Shanghai tags out and in is the Grand Place version, until my San Francisco came along this pen was neck and neck with my Piazza Navona for being my favourite M620 pen. This pen makes me...
View ArticlePelikan M620 Madrid inked with Montblanc Meisterstück Diamond Blue
After a few days delay I finally changed out one of my pens, a new pen and more importantly a first-time in use ink gets a run in the pen case. The pen is my Pelikan M620 Madrid, that stunning burgundy...
View ArticlePilot Custom 742 Black/Gold SU inked with Montblanc Alfred Hitchcock Red
Sunday night brings a chance to change out a pen and bring a new in for the start of the working week. In comes my Sutab (stub) nibbed Pilot Custom 742. The stub nib is quite fine but does give some...
View ArticlePelikan M620 Piazza Navona inked with Montblanc Midnight Blue
An Americana is out and a cities/places series Pelikan is in. The Piazza Navona was released in 2005 along with the Place de la Concorde. I picked this pen up in June of 2011 in an eBay auction at the...
View ArticlePelikan M620 Berlin inked with Montblanc Irish Green
I had watched this pen’s progress via the parcel tracking on the Japanese post office website – Did you know that Japanese post seems to work seven days a week? The pen arrived here in Australia on...
View ArticlePelikan M625 Sterling Silver/Red inked with Montblanc Jonathan Swift Seaweed...
What a day. I was having ink purchasing withdrawal this morning as it had been a month since I bought an ink. I ventured out for a walk in the sun to escape the glow of my computer screens for a while....
View ArticlePelikan M815 Wall Street LE inked with Montblanc Royal Blue
One Pelikan out another one in. The M815 Wall Street is the only limited edition pen that I own. A limited edition pen differs from a special edition in that limited editions are numbered where special...
View ArticleInks in use
Ink name written on Rhodia Dotpad with the ink. Filed under: Inks in use Tagged: Caran d'Ache, Montblanc, Noodler's, Pilot iroshizuku
View ArticleWriting scans of Inks in rotation
It’s a rather warm Saturday morning here in Australia. In an effort to avoid starting the weekend chores I thought I would post the scans of the inks in my current rotation of Pens. Filed under:...
View ArticleFountain Pens in Rotation
Am feeling at a bit of a loose end just now. My wife and I have just returned home from a beautiful luncheon at our favourite restaurant. It is where we had our wedding reception and holds great...
View ArticleInk Comparison: Montblanc BRG, Noodler’s Catalpa & J.Herbin Vert Empire
I was interested to see how three of my inks related to each other in colour. Montblanc British Racing Green (now discontinued) is one of those prized inks within the FP ink loving community. I was...
View ArticlePelikan M800 Tortoiseshell Brown Special Edition inked with Montblanc Carlo...
It’s here!! My big, beautiful brown tortie has finally made its way from New Hampshire to my door. I bought this pen without a nib as I have a range of M800 nibs and I was pushing friendship (and my......
View ArticleAm a sucker for a new grey ink
I walked the wrong way to the office this morning. The expensive way. A Montblanc Boutique called to me and the always friendly staff there sold me on the ink that accompanies the Albert Einstein pen –...
View ArticlePelikan M415 Tortoiseshell Brown inked with Montblanc Alfred Einstein Grey
The little brown tortoise gets a run in use along its new M800 brother. This little pen was my first Pelikan, my first buy from Mr Richard Binder and the highlight of my Christmas of 2010. The nib is...
View ArticleMy inks…
My collection of inks laid out on my desk. Excuse any mess in the background – I like my study to feel ‘lived in’. There is 163 bottles of ink there – count them if you want. Probably enough for......
View ArticleThree more Ink Journal pages
Filed under: Ink Journal, Montblanc, Montegrappa, Noodler's, Pelikan 4001, Pilot iroshizuku Tagged: iroshizuku ina-ho, iroshizuku murasaki-shikibu, iroshizuku tsukushi, Montblanc Albert Einstein Grey,...
View ArticlePelikan M101N Tortoiseshell Brown SE inked with Montblanc Meisterstück...
My Pelikan Green o’Green finally ran out of ink and another Pelikan comes into use. The M101N Tortoiseshell Brown is a reproduction of one of the original Pelikan models. What I really like about this...
View ArticleInk Journal page 7
Filed under: Ink Journal, Montblanc, Montegrappa, Noodler's Tagged: Montblanc Meisterstuck Diamond Blue, Montegrappa Blue, Noodler's Ellis Island Blue-Black, Noodler's Henry Hudson Blue
View ArticleInk Journal page 9
Filed under: Ink Journal, Montblanc, Noodler's, Pilot iroshizuku Tagged: iroshizuku chiku-rin, Montblanc Alfred Hitchcock Red, Noodler's 5 O'Clock Shadow, Noodler's Squeteague
View ArticleStipula Vedo Dark Blue inked with Montblanc Alfred Hitchcock Red
Italian pen, German (actually Austrian made) ink. The Stipula Vedo in dark blue is a favourite pen of mine, it holds heaps of ink all visible in its clear ink section and its 1.1mm steel italic is...
View ArticlePelikan M620 San Francisco inked with Montblanc Midnight Blue
The most prized pen of my collection makes its third time in use. The Pelikan M620 San Francisco is in my opinion the most beautiful pen that Pelikan has produced – a big call I know. This pen took...
View ArticleInks in use
Filed under: Inks in use, Montblanc, Montegrappa, Noodler's, Pilot iroshizuku Tagged: iroshizuku chiku-rin, iroshizuku kosumosu, Montblanc Alfred Hitchcock Red, Montblanc Midnight Blue, Montegrappa...
View ArticleInk Journal page 10
Filed under: Ink Journal, Montblanc, Noodler's Tagged: Montblanc Midnight Blue, Noodler's FPN Galileo Manuscript Brown, Noodler's FPN Van Gogh Starry Night Blue, Noodler's Rome Burning
View ArticleInks in use
Filed under: Inks in use, Montblanc, Noodler's Tagged: Montblanc Alfred Hitchcock Red, Montblanc Midnight Blue, Noodler's American Eel Turquoise, Noodler's FPN Dumas Tulipe Noire, Noodler's FPN Galileo...
View ArticleInk Journal page 11
Filed under: Ink Journal, Montblanc, Noodler's Tagged: Montblanc Alfred Hitchcock Red, Noodler's American Eel Turquoise, Noodler's FPN Dumas Tulipe Noire, Noodler's FPN Galileo Manuscript Brown,...
View ArticleAll my inks as a mind-map
Azizah from Gourmet Pens requested it. So here it is. Filed under: Aurora inks, Caran d'Ache, Data Visualization, De Atramentis, Diamine, Everflo, Ink Journal, Inks in use, J.Herbin, Levenger,...
View ArticlePelikan M800 Black/Red Striated inked with Montblanc Jonathan Swift Seaweed...
The little black & green M300 Pelikan is out and the black & red M800 is in. I am a fan of the colour red so I was happy to see this pen appear at the top of the list. I wish Pelikan would make...
View ArticleInk Journal page 14
Filed under: Ink Journal, Montblanc, Noodler's Tagged: Montblanc Jonathan Swift Seaweed Green, Noodler's American Eel Blue, Noodler's Lexington Grey, Noodler's The Violet Vote
View ArticlePelikan M1000 Black/Green Striated inked with Montblanc Lavender Purple
The big kahuna is back in use. My Pelikan M1000 is a huge pen – too big for me – no but getting close. My one and only M1000 nib is a very wet broad nib, great for marking up documents but not for...
View ArticlePelikan M600 Tortoiseshell White SE inked with Montblanc Racing Green
It’s back! My very pretty Tortoiseshell White pen in the M600 size. The honey coloured barrel is just beautiful to look at and the nib section, cap and filler knob are so white – I really worry about...
View ArticleAnother mass pens into use post
This is getting to be a bit of a habit. I hate when my work-life intrudes on my blog-life. Oh well a few pictures is better than nothing. I will start with a couple of Pelikan M800s, both Special...
View ArticleLavender, Mauve, Purple, Violet…
What started as a twitter conversation about Rohrer & Klingner Scabiosa and Montblanc Lavender Purple turned into me trolling through my inks looking for variations of purple, lavender &...
View ArticleAurora Talentum Yellow/Chrome, 0.7mm CI nib, inked with Montblanc Honoré de...
A favourite is back in use – my Aurora Talentum in yellow with chrome trim, I really enjoy these big handsome Italian pens. The nib is one of my Richard Binder custom grind 0.7mm cursive italics –...
View ArticleWaterman Gentleman Blue, 18K Broad nib, inked with Montblanc Bordeaux
Filed under: Montblanc, Waterman, Waterman nib Tagged: Gentleman 18K Broad nib, Gentleman Blue, Montblanc Bordeaux
View ArticleWaterman Preface Red, 18K L (Broad) nib, inked with Montblanc Irish Green
Filed under: Montblanc, Waterman, Waterman nib Tagged: Montblanc Irish Green, Preface 18K Broad nib, Preface Red
View ArticleA busy first week of 2014
Heaps of changes of the inked up pens. Filed under: Caran d'Ache, Diamine, J.Herbin, M2XX nib, M4XX, M4XX nib, M6XX, Montblanc, Noodler's, Pilot, Pilot iroshizuku, Pilot nib, Richard Binder nib,...
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