Any other Namiki VP fans ...

On this group? I've been using mine since last summer nearly every day,
still love it. Using Noodler's Aircorp blue-black in it now.

Chris
http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/

Love the Vanishing Point. I have both the fine and medium inserts for it.
Smooth and comfortable in the hand. Excellent pen for daily use. Heavier
instrument than I would normally select, but very well balanced. I also use
Air Corp blue black. It has become my favorite ink.

Gordon

Thanks Gordon, it might be my favorite ink now too. I also have both
the M and F nibs, using the latter now.

Chris
http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/

Been using fountain pens since my mother gave me her Esterbrook when I
turned 18. I'm now mid 40's. Although a bit heavier than I'd like, I use
a VP regularly, medium nib size. Loaned it to a friend to sign his name
and he wrote with the nib upside down... since then it's been a bit
scratchy. I have my first bottle of Noodler's on order, thanks to this
group. I've used Penman ink when it was available, usually blue-black.
Switched to Levenger's Cobalt the last few years. Not a bad ink, keeps
its color better than some I've tried but seems to dry slow.

thanks for the help in the past


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Thanks Gordon, it might be my favorite ink now too. I also have both
the M and F nibs, using the latter now.

Chris
http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/

In article . com, wrote:
On this group? I've been using mine since last summer nearly every day,
still love it. Using Noodler's Aircorp blue-black in it now.

i like it. i just got a median cursive italic nib from Pendemonium. so i have
2 nibs now. it's a little light for me. but everybody else seems to think it's
a bit heavy. & i have small hands. LOL.

the thing i don't like is mine is the original version (the faceted plastic).
i have to be careful not to screw it too tightly, or else the plastic
cracks from the constant pressure of the spring. it did crack twice but Namiki
service is very good. they fixed it without charge.

regards,

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On 16 Jan 2006 14:20:10 -0800, wrote:

On this group? I've been using mine since last summer nearly every day,
still love it. Using Noodler's Aircorp blue-black in it now.

Chris
http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/


I have a Carbonesque Black with a Fine nib. Fits well in my small
hands. Since I do not post any pens, these make it easy to use. The
section is just the right size.

Currently it is out of rotation, Lamy 2000 in rotation now, but I tend
to use Herbin, Lamy or Pelican inks in blue or black. Very boring
colours but what can I say?

Must add another VP to my stable in the near future.

I have two VP's . Great for taking notes in meetings because I dont
have to keep removing and replacing the cap to jot a line.

I always order medium nibs. More than any other brand line I use, the
two Namiki's, one writes like a broad (nib) and the other like a fine.
shrug And it's not theinks, KI've tried several in each. Just
modern manufacturing poor quality control. (Now I'm beginning to sound
like Frank. Eeks!)

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On this group? I've been using mine since last summer nearly every day,
still love it. Using Noodler's Aircorp blue-black in it now.

Yes, because of the push-button ease, it's my favorite carry-around pen. I
also like the way the clip automatically orients the pen into the proper
writing position in my hand - no time spent looking to see which way the nib
is positioned. Have been using Pelikan turquoise.

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I've been using a VP for the last five to seven years. Great pen. I
just ordered the fine insert for it as I prefer fine nibs.

I prefer the older style as I find it more comfortable to write with.

Ed
www.fountainpenforum.com

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On 13 Feb 2006 15:14:46 -0800, "Ed Svoboda"
wrote, at least in part:

I've been using a VP for the last five to seven years. Great pen. I
just ordered the fine insert for it as I prefer fine nibs.

I prefer the older style as I find it more comfortable to write with.

Yes, the clip position in the Pilot that is a bother to many
is just different enough in the older Namiki to not be as
much of an issue to some of those folk.

You know, in the love/hate discussions about the VP clip, it never occurred
to me that it might be a new/old design issue instead of simply the
placement on the grip as opposed to the other end like other fps.

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