Lamy Lx vs. Lamy Al-Star

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The Lamy Al-Star and it’s entry-level sibling, the Lamy Safari are part of most fountain pen users' pen journeys. If you’ve followed my blog for some time, you may have noticed that [two Lamy Al-Stars][0] frequently make appearances: 2014 Special Edition Blue Green and the 2015 Special Edition Copper Orange.

 

I have yet to do reviews for the Al-Stars but they are on the list. Straight-up, I love them. I find the moulded grip comfortable. The shape of the barrel is sleek and modern. I love the way they write.

 

With this being the 50th anniversary of Lamy Bauhaus design, and being a Lamy aficionado, I was excited to see what Lamy had in store for us. Prior to the reveal, I had put the Lamy 2000 50th anniversary pen on my [wish list][0]. After the reveal I adopted a “wait and see” approach on the Lamy 2000. I was, however, attracted to the Lamy Lx.

 

So, when the pens hit the shelves at [Wonder Pens][1], I think 1-2 weeks before our friends to the south, I put an order in for the rose gold version of the Lamy Lx. They also come in ruthenium, palladium and gold colours.

 

This is not intended to be a detailed review of the Lamy Lx but rather, a quick comparison of the Lamy Lx with the Al-Star.

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Throwback Thursday: Lamy Al-Star LE Blue Green + Diamine Amazing Amethyst

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Picking up from the purple ink theme that started last week with Noodler's Purple Martin, this week I'm looking back on Diamine Amazing Amethyst. It's another another ink which I had only got as a sample.  

Handwritten Review

Pen: Lamy Al-Star LE Blue Green 1.1
Ink: Diamine Amazing Amethyst
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid

 

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Wordless Wednesday: My Fountain Pen Families

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Edison Pens

Pilot/Namiki

Platinum

Lamy

Franklin-Christoph

Currently Inked: May 2016

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This time I did a slightly better job at timing my mid-April same ink refills so I have less holdovers. As well, I spread out the pen cleaning over a few days which made things easier. I got a lot of new inks right at the end of April which made for fun May ink fillings.

 

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Currently Inked: March 2016

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Over the past couple months I've found that I have a hard time keeping track of what ink I have in each of my inked pens.  It probably doesn't help that I could have up to 15 pens inked at any point in time. (Addiction, what addiction?  Seriously, though, paring down the number of inked pens I have is a post for another day and is not something I'm ready to tackle yet). 

Anyway, I thought it would be a good idea to track my pen and ink combinations each month in a central place.  This central place will now be a Tomoe River Notebook bound by Coach House Press for Wonderpens in Toronto.  It was easy to select this notebook because I love using Tomoe River paper, and, Wonderpens did a good job making notebooks from this paper.  The notebook is A5 sized and contains 64 pages covered in light card stock, staple bound and is very light and easy to carry around...

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Chinese Cacography: Warm 暖

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Pen:        Lamy Al-Star 1.1
Ink:         De Atramentis Gold

Brush:    Platinum Natural Weasel Hair Brush Pen
Ink:        Noodlers Ravens Black

Ready for warmer weather to come...

Chinese Cacography (i.e. chicken scratch) is my attempt to combine using fountain pens and Chinese characters writing practice.  Unless otherwise noted, the paper used is always Baron Fig Apprentice Dot grid.