Editing The Pen Addict 94/transcript (section)

== TWSBI 540 ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' Right. So I think the way this one is going to be is a limited edition, like the pen that you and I enjoy so much, the 540 ROC. Yeah. Which was, you know, just a, it's a basic 540 plastic barrel. I think this one's going to be, there's an article on Fountain Pen Geeks where they, they dug through the comments and found a little more. I think this is going to be like a really high end pen. So I'm, I don't know what the material construction is and it might even have a gold nib. I know it's gold colored on this picture, but I think it actually might be a gold nib because they were talking about on Fountain Pen Geeks that the price of this pen is going to be like $350. So this is going to be like a top end, um, TWSBI, you know, something really high end that they're exploring, I guess. I mean, I'm, I, again, is this really going to exist? I, I'm guessing so, but I don't know for sure, but it's cool to look at. I, I mean, this isn't a pen for me. I, I don't necessarily like the aesthetics. If it was solid black, I'd like it. It's got kind of a floral pattern on here, which they've done exceptionally nice. Um, I just don't, you know, it's not something I'd necessarily spend $350 on.

'''Myke Hurley:''' No, no, not for me. Um, and then the last one, this next one, the closest to coming to real and it's really

'''Brad Dowdy:''' sweet. And it's going to be the 580 with the aluminum piston that we talked about, um, a few weeks back where they posted the colored aluminum, um, TWSBI 580s. This one, the picture they just showed is the clear one with the silver aluminum. Um, it's got an aluminum section and aluminum, uh, piston filling mechanism. It looks awesome.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It looks really sharp. I hope they released the color ones at this at the same time, but they do say it's, they're thinking about calling it the 580 AL. That that's what they were asking for sort of advice on what, what people thought, but they did say it's going to cost $60.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, that's great. That's an awesome price.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I'm really excited about that one.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I am too.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So that will be in the image as well.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep. Yep. So that will be, um, pretty much a day one purchase for me. You know, whenever that one comes out, I'll buy it. Like I still haven't bought the classic yet. I just haven't been in a rush to get that one. I didn't think it was, I mean, it looks great and I will definitely own one. I just haven't been in a rush to get this one. This one I'll go ahead and get, because I use the 580 so much and this looks like a sweet upgrade.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So I've looked at the bottom of the post. They're going to go with 580 AL and it will be within, out within two months.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Great.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So there you go.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Great, great, great. So hopefully, um, we'll see if they do the, um, with the colors, um, like, um, that, like they pictured, you know, a few weeks ago where they had, uh, what red, blue, orange, green and purple, which they all looked really good.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Orange. Want the orange.