Throwback Thursday: Namiki Vanishing Point Raden Galaxy Pen Review
A throwback to a post from last February reviewing the Pilot Namiki Vanishing Point Galaxy Raden.
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Pen Review: Namiki Vanishing Point Raden Galaxy
What has to be said about the Vanishing Point must have been said already. I will share my experiences with my VP from the first time I wrote with it until now. This pen has been in my pen collection for the entire time of my pen habit. While I encountered some foibles with it, I continue to keep it inked up week after week.
To start, it was the first fountain pen that I ordered after many months of deliberation and enabling by Brian Goulet's videos and the Pen Addict podcasts...
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How did I end up with the VP *Raden Galaxy*? Good question. In my quest to find a Canadian retailer of Pilot VPs, I happened to come across the VP Raden Stripe and VP Raden Water Surface. *O.M.G.*. My heart literally skipped a beat. Then I saw the price tag and my heart skipped a few more beats. I felt that these pens, as dazzling as they were, were simply more than an sane person should spend on any one writing instrument...
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