Well, the Earl Grey did not stay in this pen for too long. It was too similar to J Herbin Cacao Du Bresil and the Platinum Carbon Black that I'm using. Replaced it with Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Brown, which is much closer to orange than brown. Seeing as I just benched a pen that was filled with Diamine Sunset, having an orange-ish ink fills a niche.
Buddha! In! Spaaaaaaaace!
I'm not sure about a European distributor, but I can tell you that mine, from Amazon, has a nib that looks like the one that you've found on Aliexpress. I don't know if there's a difference between them. The Forest Rainbow that I have has an anodized nib that probably started off all silver, but both of them are extremely fine, and wrote beautifully right out of the box.
That's right! Sorry for the brain fart!
Gorgeous! Do you know how it compares to other Lamy pens? I have a Safari, but I've been curious about their other models.
Which other model do you have? I have a 525 EF that was nothing but trouble and had to be benched.
I have two 1851s and they are the narrowest sections of any pen I own. 7.9 mm at the thinnest, but it has a pronounced bump at the end of it to keep your fingers from slipping into the nib and feed. They are comfortable enough for me to write with, even if I do prefer a wider section. For a pen that costs less than $20 USD, they write great, feel substantial, and come with a pretty good converter. Just be aware that the powder coating wears off pretty quickly with use. The other one that I have is the Forest Rainbow, which is anodized and shows no sign of wear.
Maybe it's Buddha in a space suit?
Thank you! He's an awful lot of fun, and well worth the desk real estate devoted him!
Picture incoming!
I love it. I stuck with the standard Asvine Medium since I already have six of them and they have all rocked so far. I've also heard some random grumblings about Bock nibs in general.