I only started using fountain pens about 2 years ago. I had seen the Lamy Al Star fountain pens being sold in Prints and wanted to buy one for some time. But the cost was something of a hindrance. I mean I usually use free pens from drug reps and I usually ask for the gel ones which are nicer to write. I just wasn't willing to spend like $50 on a pen. Anyway, I eventually bought one. The metallic blue Lamy Al Star in medium nib and loved it immediately.
But it was only when a doctor classmate of mine brought his baby to see me at the polyclinic one day that my interest in fountain pens picked up. He's a fountain pen guy too and recognized my Lamy immediately. We had a short chat and he took out his Pilot Vanishing Point. I think it was blue carbonesque. I tried it and it was so nice to write!
A few months later, I decided to spend the money and I bought a boring silver Vanishing Point. I had some problems with it at the start. It wouldn't work nicely with any of the inks I had. At that time I only had Lamy and Pelikan. I went on to buy Parker quink and Shaeffer as well. But they wouldn't flow properly in my pen. I eventually spent the money on a bottle of Namiki ink which worked.
Well, I've just recently acquired another Vanishing Point this time the Blue Carbonesque one. I got a fine nib one and I must say that its a bit "rougher" than the medium. I mean the medium writes like butter, but the fine is a bit "scratchy". I wish they had something in between. I'm using the cartridge provided for now. But recently, I bought Noodler's blue black in and filled it into my silver Vanishing Point and its flowing well. So obviously I'm very happy. It wasn't cheap though...
And oh, I was at Raffles City yesterday and went to this Japanese like stationary shop in the basement. Another doctor had told me through our forum that she bought the Pilot Petit1 pens there. I bought a set of red, blue and black. They only had green for individual ones.
Take a look at the pics!
Pilot Vanishing Point Blue Carbonesque
Pic of my 2 Vanishing Points - Silver and Blue Carbonesque together with my metallic blue Lamy Al Star.
The Pilot Petit1 fountain Pens. They're cute!
Will try to put up some pics of the way they write soon.
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