I had not commented yet because I was still trying to wrap my head around the pen because it looked so familiar. I was cleaning up my desk today and when I was putting my daily writer in the case I saw it. I have a Pelikan 200 that is somewhat similar, but what caught me was the blues were pretty close. Yours is a little lighter which I like. The Pelikan has a black body with a blue finial and a blue cap. I like yours better, but if I wanted to kind of mimic the Pelikan I might consider a blue body with a black cap which had a matching blue finial. Not saying you did anything wrong because I really like what you did Fred. BTW, the pen I am comparing it to is one of my favorites with a juicy double broad nib. That would be a pen that I would be more than proud to put in my case. I may try and use a couple of your accomplishments here in my next pen. I am guessing here but is that your own pour on the blue?
Thanks Mike, I must go and find a picture of a Pelikan 200 FP, not familiar with one of those. Just goes to show there's nothing new under the sun
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Just Googled for images of Pelikan 200 FPs, I see what you mean. Some nice pens there, wouldn't be nice to have a customised finial like some of these companies have? Particularly like that Pelikan finial.
I arrived at this combination through a combination of circumstances. When I made the black pen that was on the front page recently it occurred to me that a similar pen with accent bands would look good, then someone here on the forum asked about dark blue blanks and that set me thinking. I had recently bought some new round moulds (or I should say molds!) from Fred Wissen and had poured various solid colour blanks to give them a try. One of those runs was a dark navy blue and I did like the look of that. So long story short, that's how this combo came about
So yes, both the black and the blue are my own pours..
Wherever possible I like making pens with my own blanks, not because they are necessarily any better than bought blanks, in most cases they're not, but I feel it gives me more "ownership" in the pen.
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Just Googled for images of a Pelikan 200, I see what you mean, some very nice combinations there.
Particularly like the clip, looks like it comes straight a Perfect Fit kit, one of my favourite kits.
Wouldn't it be nice to make a custom finial like Pelikan, and others, have. I very much like that Pelikan finial with the stylised P, very classy.
That is also the reason I would eventually like to be able to make my own clips, although your new range gives me more choice there.
