Black Ultra Cigar

[skiprat]

As this week is my 3rd IAP Birthday, I thought I'd have a cigar to celebrate:biggrin:

EDIT; changed the nib to gold too. :biggrin:
Edit 2; Just put the chrome nib back and swapped the clip.

I can't decide which I prefer What say Ye?:biggrin:

 

[Chief Hill]

Well happy b day skip. But shouldn't you be making thoes cigars for us? Kinda like when a baby's born. Lol.

 

[hewunch]

Looks good Skip! I have a hard time with the clip and nib being different (ocd and all), so I change one out from the opposing kit to give a gold gold or a silver silver.

 

[Ligget]

You deserve more than a 24k gold cigar on your IAP birthday, you are worth at least gold titanium! Great fit and finish though my friend.

 

[skiprat]

Looks good Skip! I have a hard time with the clip and nib being different (ocd and all), so I change one out from the opposing kit to give a gold gold or a silver silver.

LOL, you can't be OCD because I agree with you:wink: Fortunately the nibs screw off and I had another one. I'll add the new pic to the first post.
Thanks for the idea:biggrin:

 

[hewunch]

Probably my only contribution to your artistry. But I will take it :biggrin:

 

[wdcav1952]

Beautiful work. Your son, Ratty, is sure to be proud of you when he sees this.

BTW, silver nib, silver clip!!

 

[Papa Bear]

Very nice!I have fat hands so the cigars fit well for me!

 

[maxman400]

Great Job Skip! I like the third photo the best. and Happy "B" day.

 

[Rollerbob]

Being it's your 3rd B'day, I like the 3rd one. I've been a member for 3years, too...........in dog years!!

 

[artme]

That, I must say, in any guise is the best UC I have seen.

It is not a kit I am sold on.

 

[Jgrden]

Chrome has me vote swabby.

 

[ldb2000]

Happy 3rd Steven . I like the last combo too , it all seems to match that way .

 

[jedgerton]

I like the last combo as well. I'm kinda neutral on that kit but the classic black makes it look good. Happy B-day.

John

 

[simomatra]

Great work Skippy and happy BD I like the configuration in the final picture the best

 

[skiprat]

Thanks for all the comments:biggrin:

It seems that we are all agreed that the last pic is the best match of parts.
Chrome-Gold-Chrome or at least with the nib and clip the same flavour.
I browsed through some old threads and noticed that many of us think that way too. Perhaps someone with clout can get the suppiers to change the kits.
That way we won't have to buy two kits at a time.

Cheers......off to work now

 

[PenPal]

SBeautiful Every Which Way

Black is beautifull Gold with Gold Silver with Silver whatever. Happy 21st Birthday Skippy.

Regards Peter. PS that is the deepest of black one could aspire to.

 

[skiprat]

...... Happy 21st Birthday Skippy.

:biggrin::biggrin: LOL Peter, you have just gone to the top of my best buddy list:biggrin: but I'm a lot closer to my allotted '3 score & 10' than I am to 21

( It's not my real birthday, just my 3rd enjoyable year here on IAP)

I'll expect big presents on my proper birthday though and will give loads of warning:biggrin:

 

[Lone Wolf]

Well made pen!
When I first saw the ULTRA CIGAR I immediately thought, it's a beautiful pen
with a liitle fault. IMO tip and clip should have the same colour. I did my first
pair of UCs this way and everybody prefered them to the original
colourscheme. Would be nice if the manufacturer would deliver them with
matching tip and clip.

Horst

 

[jttheclockman]

Very well done and the black does make the kit look classy. I would think just about any solid color would be great with that kit. Has anyone done any with all the same colored components??? Can you take all the parts apart and match them up if you do get 2 kits??? Thanks for showing. I do need to get a couple of those kits.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Can you take all the parts apart and match them up if you do get 2 kits???

You almost can. But the finial has an inlay at the top which is in the opposite
colour. But the alternating colours are really what attracts me to these kits.
Except for the tip/clip issue, that is.

Horst

 

[toolcrazy]

Happy Anniversary Skippy.

I agree, silver/silver.

My 3 year Anniversary is in a month.

 

[Bree]

Ultra fine work!!
:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

 

[altaciii]

Steven,
My vote goes for the look of the last one. I think the ultra looks cool with the two tone and the black just sets it off.