tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post4551208251183997758..comments2024-03-04T04:00:56.272+13:00Comments on DMP - Dave's Mechanical Pencils: Candy ScoreKiwi-dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-2127307082036130992009-11-16T05:18:16.723+13:002009-11-16T05:18:16.723+13:00Had a freudian moment there and thought it read &q...Had a freudian moment there and thought it read "no bra's" instead of "brass".<br /><br />Lovely set.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380396526712532782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-17634185518745646622009-11-09T17:59:13.958+13:002009-11-09T17:59:13.958+13:00Hi Henrik, well I thought there should a variety o...Hi Henrik, well I thought there should a variety of eye-candy, especially for fussy people like Germ.Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-36994574146844975282009-11-08T08:11:35.326+13:002009-11-08T08:11:35.326+13:00not my cup of tea. :(not my cup of tea. :(Germhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924462636784519866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-32041233744557710992009-11-07T07:13:36.124+13:002009-11-07T07:13:36.124+13:00Nice, nice, nice… Love your backgrounds! I love my...Nice, nice, nice… Love your backgrounds! I love my Nippy nr. 3 too. <br />Congratulations Dave.<br />They do look good in green.<br />Regards HenrikHenrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539087675373785220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-81495939377169039032009-11-05T19:20:59.080+13:002009-11-05T19:20:59.080+13:00JUulia - forgot to say - this set is in sucj great...JUulia - forgot to say - this set is in sucj great condition its display only, but I do sometimes use another old Nippy pencil. Not really an FP guy though.Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-33893842378189777462009-11-05T19:19:59.748+13:002009-11-05T19:19:59.748+13:00Hi Julia, well thats the thing. I didn't know ...Hi Julia, well thats the thing. I didn't know skite was slang. I thought it was a real word.<br /><br />Che Pablo - thanks for the comment and thoughts. I agree the black veins help accentuate things. i wonder though if old acrylics aren't just better? Maybe the method of making the resin has changed over the years, and not for the better? maybe I'm just biased and seeing things :-)Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-15781543682799550472009-11-05T17:56:36.564+13:002009-11-05T17:56:36.564+13:00They are beautiful and the self-propelled pencil i...They are beautiful and the self-propelled pencil is quite elegant—nice lines, nice clip. I think the depth of color comes out because<br />1) because the section of acrylic is long enough to highlight the marbling. Often the section is too small to appreciate the effect.<br />2) The black "frames" the marbling nicely and brings out the black.<br /><br />As for the backlash in the che pablonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-29386975254336826862009-11-05T16:32:15.472+13:002009-11-05T16:32:15.472+13:00Ah, I was going to ask you what a skite was! Thank...Ah, I was going to ask you what a skite was! Thank you for the education; I love learning new slang.<br /><br />Those are some beautiful instruments. Are they for use or display?Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066346258043715002noreply@blogger.com