It’s been awhile … my apologies for not posting. The good news is I’ve added to my arsenal. More pens = happy!
First I need to show you my newest disposable fountain pen – the Itoya Blade. I opted for blue ink since I have a Pilot Varsity in Black.
The pen is slightly thinner and longer than the Varsity. I find it very comfortable to hold. The nib is much finer than the Varsity (US variety). The ink comes out smoothly and there is very little “noise” while writing. The blue is a great shade, not to light or dark. I really enjoy this pen!
Both the Varsity and Blade offer a inexpensive entry into the world of fountain pens. They sport visible ink supplies and smooth writing experiences. Varsity pens can be “hacked” and refilled with the fountain pen ink of your choice. Unfortunately every Itoya Blade hack attempt I have read about failed and resulted in the disposal of this disposable fountain pen. If anyone knows of a success in refilling one, please let me know.
The next addition to my arsenal is the pack of Uniball Signo 207s in 8 marvelous silky gel inks. I have been debating on this purchase for a LONG time. I broke out my black 207 0.7mm for work last week and fell in love with the silky gel ink. That did it – something so smooth and in pretty colors cannot be bad, right?
The pack includes Light Blue, Orange, Green, Pink, Purple, Red, Blue and Black. This picture below is off a bit but you get the gist of the colors. The pink is too neon for my liking. I just want a pink gel pen that I can write with without burning my retinas or straining myself into blindness. Any recommendations? Also, the pink seems to write a finer line that the other colors. Maybe its an illusion because the color is so much lighter. The purple is quite dark but rich, I’m pretty sure it will grow on me. The orange is yummy and I’m addicted to it – surprised?
I used to green on Friday. It was a deadline day but green just felt right. Maybe its my longing for my time in the garden and for leaves on the trees.
Some of you may not be aware of the point difference between the Signo 207 in Med. (0.7mm) and Micro (0.5mm) so I did a side by side comparison.
I doodled a bit last night. This was the result… Doubt you’ll see these in the Louvre any time soon.
Good night all… Iggy Pup and I have some kitties to cuddle with and some sheep to count.
Take care and be well.
April 21, 2009 at 1:29 am
I love the Signo 207s, especially the green color. I remember you asking a while back on Twitter if they came in other barrel colors. I found some white barrel 207s at Office Max, and they came in light blue, green, pink, and orange. Also, your doodles for some reason remind me of the Powerpuff Girls. Ha.
@caffyne
April 21, 2009 at 6:37 am
lol i love the powerpuff girls… haven’t seen much stuff around but i do still sport a tank top with their faces during the hot summer months
I saw green blue and orange barrels on ebay once… perhaps I’ll get lucky and see them again when I have some spending moneys. Take care and thanks for dropping by
April 21, 2009 at 6:38 am
I want the Signo 207 set so bad but I just havent went and picked one up yet
. I really like the look of the Blade, I will have to try one of those if I ever come across one. Iggy pup looking cute as always 
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April 23, 2009 at 7:37 am
i really like them
the only one i can’t get into is the pink… its too neon and burns my eyes. lol
I got the Blade at the local Hobby Lobby.
April 21, 2009 at 6:53 am
My favorite pink pen is the Uniball Vision Elite pink. It’s really nice and deep raspberry color.
April 23, 2009 at 7:42 am
I splurged last night… I’ll post as soon as I have them in my pen-greedy lil hands
thanks for the push hun!
April 21, 2009 at 7:20 am
I love the green in the last pictures. Thanks for posting about the blade because it seems like a nice pen. Nr
April 23, 2009 at 7:46 am
The signo green is similar to the papermate gel green
I’ll try to get a review up for those in the coming days 
oh and let me know if you can’t locate a Blade.