Pen-Fi (FPs, RBs, BPs, etc...) [56k Warning]

[Silent One]

That shot of 'Omas' above looks inspiring...makes me wanna sit down and write a personal letter to a friend right now!

 

[some1x]

Rip the Pen Habit. My Omas addiction is mostly due to Matt's review of the Ogiva Arco Brown.

 

[elton7033]

anyone still like pen in this forum? Over the years I learned to love the montblanc Hemingway and I finally click the purchase button last week and here it came.

 

[Solan]

anyone still like pen in this forum? Over the years I learned to love the montblanc Hemingway and I finally click the purchase button last week and here it came.

That was actually a pretty Montblanc! Their design usually underwhelms me? How is it for writing? The standard "snowcap" Montblancs seem to sell mostly for looks, for their writing comfort is mediocre, but this one might differ. For writing, Cross is great, and (imho) only beaten by the oddball superpen from a producer who usually mass produces cheap pens: Lamy. The Lamy Persona is (again imho) a perfectly balanced pen for writing, and has an industrial / retro art deco / art noveau kind of look to it.

 

[elton7033]

That was actually a pretty Montblanc! Their design usually underwhelms me? How is it for writing? The standard "snowcap" Montblancs seem to sell mostly for looks, for their writing comfort is mediocre, but this one might differ. For writing, Cross is great, and (imho) only beaten by the oddball superpen from a producer who usually mass produces cheap pens: Lamy. The Lamy Persona is (again imho) a perfectly balanced pen for writing, and has an industrial / retro art deco / art noveau kind of look to it.

This is their limited edition (the first of the Writer Edition series) launch back in 1992. Its design is a direct copy of a Montblanc Meisterstuck L139 back in 1930-50s (a 5000USD vintage pen and probably not usable), however, unlike its vintage counterpart this pen uses a oversize Morden 149 18K gold nib with a special feed(Hemingway plastic feed) which makes it write quite different with other montblanc of that era. Its smooth with good ink flow but have some feedback remain which is typically montblanc-ish. Even though its a M size nib but because of the oversize nib this pen have quite a lot of control in producing line variation which other montblanc cant match except for the B/BB/OBB/flex nib 149.
Also worth to mention is under bright lighting this pen shows a dark brown colour but in lower lighting condition its black, this is because the example of L139 present in Montblanc's own museum have fade out colour and the designer decided to use the dark brown colour after he sees the fade out L139.

Hemingway vs L139 from Google

However this pen is ultra fragile, at least 75% of them have will hair line crack/damage on the resin cap some even new in box. (my one have have a tiny damage on the cap only visible under flashlight) and the gold signature will fade off after a few wash in water. So this is not a pen you would like to bring to work for sure. Posting don't work in this pen as well as it will damage the thin resin cap.

See the gold colour are not present on top of the Hemingway signature. (with my other vintage montblanc 144, my friend's gold 146 & Parker Premium)

But for collecting purpose, this is one of the most sort after limited edition from montblanc. The original MSRP of this Montblanc Hemingway was 600usd back in 1992 and now is anywhere around 2300-3000usd for a used sample and 3000-4000usd for a new one in ebay.

Because this is the only Morden take of the legendary Montblanc L139, I know there are crazy people in Japan who bought 4 of these and use the best parts to combine it into 1 pen with a vintage ebonite feed.

 

[kadinh]

Really like how that Hemmingway looks.

 

[kadinh]

By chance anyone looking to buy some pens?

 

[gimmeheadroom]

Great, another black hole for money. This forum oughta be banned

 

[fhuang]

a rookie here,

my new opus 88 jazz, not brand new, but waiting for its second fill. I've put it in a jar for days, still some ink/color when I wipe it with a paper towel. what do I need to so?

 

[elton7033]

a rookie here,

my new opus 88 jazz, not brand new, but waiting for its second fill. I've put it in a jar for days, still some ink/color when I wipe it with a paper towel. what do I need to so?

once a pen is inked it's difficult to remove all ink inside the feed, I suggest you plug in a converter and start pumping water through the feed out the nib for 3 mins to clear off any potential ink left inside the feed

 

[Trihexagonal]

The Space Pen - A message of Peace from a long forgotten race that fell to the Sword? We may never know...

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[Silent One]

Some March Madness games—Women’s; Men’s. Some Lakers. Some Dodgers. Some Cold. Some Rain. Some more opportunities to write letters in between all those events. Saturday will see the Metal Falcon Fountain Pen, Black Barrel, Sapphire Body; Iroshizuku Murasaki-Shikibu Ink against Light Green Stationary.

 

[Andii]

My Asvine P36 piston filler with a JOWO 1.5mm stub nib. It's titanium.

 

[Brandfuchs]

Used to write a lot and collected a few fountain pens, but ever since I entered university, the occasions for handwriting have dwindled —— things are mostly done by Word, Powerpoint, and to be submitted to turnitin, etc., and honestly, I feel it's quite a shame there aren't many opportunity for writing anymore

Recently, I found a craftsman who can engrave custom pattern on the nibs, based on the previous samples of his work, the results look very promising lol

I ordered one, but it's still wip. I'm really looking forward to seeing the result

Update:
After a long wait, literally two or three months, finally received it, and it looks really great