Namiki Vanishing Point

[caption id=“attachment_19046” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“The shipping box”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19047” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“The real box”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19048” align=“alignleft” width=“300” caption=“The Namiki Vanishing Point fountain pen!”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19050” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“Ships with the twist converter attached.”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19051” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“A nice shot of the nib.”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19052” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“Instructions are under the false bottom.”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19053” align=“alignnone” width=“225” caption=“Sometimes it is a good idea to read first.”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19054” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“Under the directions: a cartridge of blue (or perhaps blue black) ink, and a metal cap to put on top of the cartridge (so the push button will still work with the cartridge, which is shorter than the twist converter)“][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19055” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“Close up of the label. The Japanese characters say \“Not Including Tax\“.”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19056” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“Trap door closed.”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19057” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“Trap door opening, with nib just barely coming out.”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19058” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“Nib extended all the way.”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19061” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“Pulled the twist converter straight out.”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19062” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“Put in a Pilot Black cartridge (IC-100; not the Blueish one that shipped with the pen). Had to squeeze the cartridge a few times to get some ink started.”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19063” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“Hard to tell with this lighting, but I put the metal cap on top of the cartridge.”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19064” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“Nib back in the pen.”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19065” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“First writing!”][/caption]

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