The 2020 Edition of La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty) – Full Metal Jacket

The Pineider La Grande Bellezza fountain pen is back with a new collection: Full Metal Jacket! Dante del Vecchio, Pineider’s top pen maker, created a metallic variant of Ultra Resin (UR) dubbed “Full Metal Jacket”, both as a tribute to Stanley Kubrick’s memorable film and because it alludes to the metallic effect of the pen’s surface. Each version is available in six new virtually unbreakable UR metallic colors: three solid and three marbled (pictured below).

Choose from six colors: Coal Grey, Ash Grey, Midnight Black Steel, Army Red, Sugar Paper, and Lightning Blue.

Each fountain pen features a quill-shaped clip, and Pineider’s “soft touch magnetic lock” cap system. And, now at a lower price than ever before in two versions: a cartridge/converter with a steel nib, and a piston filler with a 14kt soft gold nib.

The Pineider Full Metal Jacket – Army Red (14kt Piston)

You can also take advantage of the Pineider Pen Filler for easy filling and transporting ink on the go, as well as a new Easy Filler tool which attaches to the piston knob to make it easier to turn.

Lighting Blue (Steel C/C) with Easy Filler tool

Specifications
Diameter – Body 12.9mm/0.51in
Diameter – Cap (without clip) 15.5mm/0.61in
Diameter – Cap (with clip) 18.3mm/0.72in
Diameter – Grip 10.3mm/0.41in
Length – Body 134.3mm/5.29in
Length – Cap 66.8mm/2.63in
Length – Nib 23.0mm/0.91in
Weight – Body 16.0g/0.56oz
Weight – Cap 15.0g/0.53oz
Weight – Overall 31.0g/1.09oz
Max Ink Capacity – Piston Vac 1.52ml

Do you find beauty in the new Pineider Full Metal Jacket collection?

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The Goulet Pen Company

Edison Menlo – Sweet Honey, Fingerpaints, and Blue Grotto

The previous Menlo pen (Signature Line) was designed with a Draw Filler, and was a very popular choice with fountain pen fans and enthusiasts. This inspired the Edison Pen Company in late June 2020 to release a re-engineered Menlo pen featuring a Converter Filler. They added the new pens to the Production Line. We are excited to carry these and have them available in three beautifully crafted materials: Sweet Honey, Blue Grotto, and Fingerpaints.

Edison Menlo – Sweet Honey

The Sweet Honey pen is made of a swirly golden amber resin.  This never used before material comes from the same supplier as the Edison Collier – Rock Candy pen, so it has that nice “near-celluloid” feel. The Sweet Honey is accented with a gold-plated clip and centerband, and a #6 two-tone steel nib engraved with the Edison logo.

Sweet Honey: Swirly Golden Amber Resin with Gold-Plated Clip and Centerband (above), and a #6 Two-Tone Steel Nib Engraved with Edison logo (below).

Edison Menlo – Blue Grotto

The Blue Grotto pen is made of a swirly turquoise and black resin (the same never used before material as the Sweet Honey), with a silver clip and centerband. The silver finish sets the Blue Grotto apart from the golden touches of Sweet Honey.

Blue Grotto: swirly turquoise and black resin, with silver clip and centerband (above) and a #6 polished steel nib engraved with Edison logo (below).

Edison Menlo – Fingerpaints

The Fingerpaints pen is made of a swirly rainbow resin. The material is the same as the Edison Menlo – Pearlette, and was re-used because of its popularity. It features the same silver finish as the Blue Grotto and the polished engraved steel nib.

Fingerpaints: swirly rainbow resin, with silver clip and centerband (above) and a #6 polished steel nib engraved with Edison logo (below).

Each pen accepts a standard international converter (included) or short standard international cartridges, or can be converted to eyedropper fill. Click here to shop all compatible short standard international ink cartridges.

Specifications
Weight 18.5 grams/.652 oz
Capped Length 143mm/5.620”
Posted Length to Nib Tip 165mm / 6.490”
Body Length to Nib Tip 128mm / 5.030”
Body Diameter 13.1mm / .515”
Cap Diameter 14.4mm / .560”
Section Diameter at Narrowest 9.6mm / .38”
Section Length 17.1mm / .670”

All Edison pens are handmade in Milan, Ohio by Brian Gray.

Which is your favorite?

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The Goulet Pen Company