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emailed asking about a restock of Biophoton Twinkle because my degree involved a lot of fluorescence microscopy. josh tells me no worries, it'll be in stock this week, also dilute some in water if i want to see something cool. i think okay, maybe it'll change colors or something?

guys. this ink is fluorescent green in water. i said "holy sh*t" out loud to myself in my room as soon as the drop hit the surface. it's brown on paper. BROWN.

Pen count, gold nibs, storage cases, or spreadsheets?

Asking for a friend.

Love how this is all evolving

Now she’s smelling of socks, I’ve got dish soap on lock—it’s a spore case :(

Disclaimer, this is not my design. Found on Bambu, just getting my hobbies together a little bit.

I kind of thought I’d like getting into vintage pens but I’ve found I really enjoy the simplicity of contemporary design so these are just eye candy. Printed this up a couple of months ago.

I did a deep clean of my capless fountain pens - (don’t forget to click on the image to see it fully) I also put silicone sealer in each of the open flaps because they all dry out so quickly. The Jinhao 20 are like the gateway drug to my obsession. They are not great with dry starts but with silicone sealer it works great! They all are beautiful but the Pilots work better and write better… but not so much better that I stop using the Jinhao because they are all fun to use. They all dry out quickly however. It’s my only complaint.

After a fiasco with my Falcon (which is still my favourite of all time, but turned out to have a baby bottom), I decided to give Pilot another chance and ordered the limited edition Custom 74 (tempted with the pretty colour and soft nib!)

Well... it skips. Even when I swap out the converter for a cartridge. It kinda feels like I'm just feeding Pilot pens to my nibmeister.

I clearly love the Pilot Kaküno. I always go back to it and they are my everyday pens. The Kaweko Sport and Perkeo come in second place for me. The TWSBI is great to show off inks because it’s in the broad nib. The LAMY and the Jinhao are okay.

State of collection in the order they were bought

LAMY Safari <F>

Pilot Kaküno ivory <F>

Pilot Kaküno blue <M>

Pilot Kaküno transparent (bought in <F> and switched body with the white and blue)

Kaweko Sport <F>

Kaweko Perkeo <F>

TWSBI ECO <B>

Jinhao 82 <M>

Pilot Kaküno blue and white (bought in <EF> and switched body with the transparent)

The other pen I’d love to get is the Pilot Metropolitan, and that’s it. I really want to stop buying fountain pens and have no desire to pay for more expensive ones. The most expensive one I have is the TWSBI because it’s a limited edition.

One of them m’s looks like it could be Iroshizuku Ina Ho. So just mix some Iroshizuku ToRo and a little bit of take sumi and mess with the levels and you might find yourself an acceptable Ina Ho dupe! 😀🤡😂

Second image has numbers for the different inks!

I got some little label stickers to make my own sample labels! Wanted to make some silly frog labels and had a good time just sitting, doodling, and swatching.

The stickers themselves aren't perfect - they're a bit coated and while the dye based inks get absorbed pretty well, it turns out inks like Platinum Carbon Black actually smudges since some of it just sits on top. Fortunately, it takes a bit of effort to smudge, so they should last for a little while. Some of the inks also don't swatch as well, the color is a little off but it's enough to get the idea haha.

The container is an essential oils travel bag with flexible barriers and many pockets, it's great! I also have a lot of purple and blue, it turns out haha. But this doesn't include my ink bottle collection...

Inks based on numbers in the second image:

1. Iroshizuku Hana Ikada

2. Noodler's Southwest Sunset

3. Robert Oster Honey Bee

4. KWZ Honey

5. Taccia Cha Brown

6. Robert Oster Tranquility

7. Robert Oster Sydney Lavender

8. Kobe 64 Sumiyoshi Jade Green

9. Kala Ink Sierra Mist

10. Van Dieman's Underflow

11. Diamine Evergreen

12. Iroshizuku Ku Jaku

13. Taccia Sabimidori

14. My mix: Van Dieman's Nightfall and Last Light

15. Diamine Twilight

16. Diamine Jacaranda

17. Vinta Simulan

18. Ferris Wheel Press Harlequin Dream

19. Vinta Salimbay

20. Akkerman Shocking Blue

21. Van Dieman's Last Light

22. Journalize Whimsical Elphaba

23. Diamine Lilac Night

24. Colorverse Monkeyhead Nebula

25. Robert Oster Flaming Blue

26. Iroshizuku Ajisai

27. Robert Oster Dragon's Night

28. Van Dieman's Pas de Deux

29. Van Dieman's Ragdoll Kiss

30. Kobe 56 Rokko Shichidanka

31. Wearingeul Medeia Beliar

32. Taccia Nakamurasaki

33. Akkerman Voorhout Violet

34. Robert Oster Blue Black

When I saw this video from Yoseka Stationery almost 3 years ago: https://youtube.com/shorts/oflAHsnjJvU?si=rucjz41EU3h\_D0U4

I thought that they were the most beautiful set of fountain pens I’d ever seen, and someday I would own all of them. Today, I received the last of the four, the Lioness and Cubs.

I am not a wealthy person, and this was a huge goal to check off. I’ve never spent this much money on anything other than my house, and took some serious saving. But I’m so glad that I did it, it feels surreal to finally have all of them, exactly like in the video.

I am pretty new to fountain pens. We used them some in art class back in the day but not enough to say I know anything. So, I consider myself starting at square one. I saw this beautiful Monteverde pen celebrating Americas 250th birthday and decided I had to have it. It is a smooth writer. I have a Topaz ink cartridge in it. Nice light orange color.

Recently purchased this Leonardo Momento Zero in the colorway Foresta Umbra over on r/pen_swap. Isn't she beautiful?! Green is my favorite color, and as a forest and cryptid lover, it was calling to me. It has a fine nib, and after much deliberation and an ink exploration, I decided to ink it up with Gas Works Park by The Wet Pen. I've had a sample for a little while and had yet to put in a pen, so this was an excellent excuse. Loving how it's writing, though the shading in the swatch is much more subtle in writing (as expected). Already looking forward to what color to use next, maybe a brown?

(Note: I know the name technically has nothing to do with cryptids, but it made me think of them. This is where I'd put a Mothman emoji if I had one.)

I feel good about all the pens I have, and don't think I need to buy anymore. They all fulfill a purpose, whether for work or fun, and any additional pens would be unnecessary. I do buy new sharks and 82s every so often to give to my students, but that's different.

The 1911 kicked my ass while writing out the info. Written on Rhodia dot pad by the way. Let me know if any of the info is illegible.

I have been using this tool for a while and have all my pens and inks in there. Quite a bit more than the 20 allowed for free. I know services and development aren't free but it seems like a bit of a bait and switch.

I have had the pleasure of owning a handful of different Omas pens, all from the Original Omas, and a Scribo - I have really liked them all. Recently I set out to find some in Arco and while I would love to have a 90's Paragon they are hard to come by and are very expensive when you can find them. Through that hunt I have found a couple of other Omas' in Arco, a small Dama another have a true vintage short Omas lever filler incoming.

I read up about the current state of Omas and the drama that has led to the current state of confusion about the company. Owners, Bankruptcies, licensing, managing partners, family trying to reclaim the brand... The general sentiment I have picked up was fairly negative and wanted to be cautious. Ultimately I wanted to give the new Omas a shot - found one priced well and pulled the trigger.

The retailer I bought it from is based in Europe and did not have up to date photos for the product and had stock pictures of the ASC Paragons alongside some of the Green Arco with the "new" Omas branding. I decided to give it a shot and worst case I could either return or resale. The pen arrived today and so far I am pretty excited about it. Firstly, the pen does not fully meet the pic/description on the retailer's site: the aforementioned picture issue, and marketing material/descriptions I have seen do not mention a two tone nib. I like the two tone nib so no issue there. When compared to a paragon nib they are very similar in design, my sample is also a pleasure to write with and the piston is smooth. The engraving on the gold trim is done with dots vs lines on the older Omas pens that I have used, this gives it a different look but not necessarily a + or - (although I would not have minded if they omitted the thick band about the section. The pen seems to have more metal parts and feels much heftier than the other paragons I have handled. Filling and writing posed no issues and the nib seems great. You can coax some line variation out of the nib but this is not anywhere close to flex territory. The ink flow is wet and just a pleasure to write with - something that has been consistent with all Omas' I have written with. The actual Arco has a bit of a different look when compared to my 1992 Dama but that could have to do with age or just differences from batches (red-orange gold vs brown-gold. Now I have to say the new Omas' facets line up much better that the 1992 - a pleasant surprise. Overall I am happy with my purchase and while it is only a sample of one I will continue to be hopeful for the future of the brand.

In the meantime I eagerly await the arrival of the vintage short one that is on the way...

I was traveling and missed a couple days in my new April start Hobonichi because I ended up journaling in my old one instead of carrying two books, so I used some of my washi tape to cover up the layout and make a currently inked page instead. The Pilot Verdigris and Platinum Misty Bloom are new purchases from my trip to Crazy Alan's Emporium. I use the Sailors as planner pens and the rest for journaling and writing letters.

• Sailor Pro Gear Slim Shikiori Spring Rain MF with Sailor Shikiori Shitoshito
• Pilot Custom 823 Smoke F with Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-peki
• Pilot Custom 743 Verdigris FA with Pilot Iroshizuku Sui-gyoku
• Platinum Century 3776 Misty Bloom M with Sailor Ink Studio 123
• TWSBI Vac700R Iris M with Sailor Manyo Nadeshiko
• Pilot Metropolitan Black CM with Taccia Ukiyo-e Utamaru Umemurasaki
• Sailor Pro Gear Slim Dragon Palace MF with Sailor black cartridge

Using a Rifle Paper Co notebook I was gifted this past Christmas. Been in the hobby for a year as of the 4th of April and hadn’t really settled on a recording method for inks I try. The paper held up surprisingly well during this test run! Just a little bleeding in high-saturation areas.

Hi, I’m in need of some help. My father passed away and left a large collection of Cross and other collectible pens. Thrift stores have refused them and I know that some are worth money, please advise?! I’m kind of stuck….