Currently Inked: Addition to October 2016 Line-Up
When I posted my October pen + ink line-up I mentioned that there were only 8 pens rather than my preferred 9 pens as a I was holding a spot for a new pen in transit. After an eventful journey from Eastern US with a side trip to Canada Customs, the pen has finally arrived.
NEW
Pen: Pelikan M400 Brown Tortoiseshell EF
Ink: Pilot Iroshizuku Ina-Ho
Sometime last year I became interested in Pelikan pens and started researching them. When I saw images of Pelikan White Tortoiseshells, I was smitt n. Alas, when I discovered these gems, they were no longer produced. Every so often I would go hunting on various Websites to see if an errant one would pop up for sale.
When I found out that Pelikan was releasing a special edition of the M400 in brown tortoiseshell, I knew that it was now or never.
Pilot Iroshizuku Ina-Ho is a new addition to my ink collection. I thought that the golden brown colour would be a nice match with the beautiful gold, orange and brown striations in the pen barrel.
A special thanks to Tom from Goldspot Pens for arranging to send this Pelikan to nest up here in Canada. I'll be working on a detailed pen review. Keep a look out for it.
The arrival of October brings to mind fall colours capped off with Halloween. So, my pen and ink line up for the month rich reds, oranges and brown. The one limitation was that the ink had to come stored in plastic bottles. This was because October 1 fell on Sunday but I headed up to our family cottage for the weekend on Friday. I didn't have time to ink up before leaving for our trip hence, I tried to choose ink bottles that wouldn't crack.