What Indian Pens Are You Using Today?

[VillersCotterets]

Nice pictures, Sajikumar

 

I like the design of the ink window of the Arihant Diamond Pen.

Edited March 1, 2013 by VillersCotterets

[mhguda]

Wow, that's a nice collection! Of the five, I think I like the Bluesky best. The shape of the nib, and the shape of the clip, do it for me.

[pelman]

Great pics Sajiskumar. Haven't heard of the Bismi company before this post. Thank you.

[sajiskumar]

Two more ...

 

Ritter - C/C pen comes with an aerometric type converter. fine nib with little bit feedback. It is a part of gift set which includes a ball point pen and a mechanical pencil.

 

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Rio- never heard about this pen before. Comes with built in filler like HERO 329.

Two tone medium nib, very smooth. On the top of the Clip it is written Germany

 

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best,

-saji

[Lennart Wennberg]

Airmail 80 is my new favourite at work.

[nickapos]

Hello, is there anyone who has used the romus demonstrator piston filler? I have found a link in ebay

ebay link

[VillersCotterets]

Hello, is there anyone who has used the romus demonstrator piston filler? I have found a link in ebay

ebay link

 

 

I doubt those pens are true Romus brand pens. Romus is a German brand of fountain pens designed to appeal to teenagers. They don't make piston fillers, only standard international cartridge pens.

 

http://www.meisenbach-pen.de/uploads/tx_csromus/IntheMix_02.jpg

[sajiskumar]

Hello, is there anyone who has used the romus demonstrator piston filler? I have found a link in ebay

ebay link

 

 

I doubt those pens are true Romus brand pens. Romus is a German brand of fountain pens designed to appeal to teenagers. They don't make piston fillers, only standard international cartridge pens.

 

http://www.meisenbach-pen.de/uploads/tx_csromus/IntheMix_02.jpg

Mentioned in the ebay site it as a pen Made in India. A pen company called Fellowship is making similar pens in India.

[tmenyc]

I don't know why I haven't been in this wonderful long post before! I have a Varuna Vishal in the black bakul finish, and I love it. Would love to change to a broad nib, though; haven;t tried to figure out what would work in it. If anyone here has made the change I'd appreciate knowing about it. The Vishal blurps quite a bit, so I usually don't take it out of the house. I can't seem to find the solution to it, suspect it's more the warmth of my hand with the ebonite. Trouble is that the pen is so fun to play with ...

 

I also have a Wality 69, I think T. It's had everything in it and works like a champ. Since it's clear, I know exactly, to the hairs-breadth, when it needs to be filled before blurping.

 

I've got my eye on one of the Guider Maralas -- does any of you have one? Also, I'd love a vintage Ranga, large but not huge.

 

Tim

[mhguda]

I am finally happy with my Guider Marala. I had flow problems when it first arrived, would skip and hard start, even after flushing and cleaning. So I tried deepening the feed channels a little, and probably went too far - it started flowing too copiously. Not really a blurp, but too wide a line. At that moment I wrote to FountainpenRevolution whence it came, and Kevin promised me a new nib and feed to try and solve the problem. But since that took so long to get here (a separate story; the new nib and feed only came in today!) I experimented a little. I had a nib from a different pen that was unused; this was an italic from a Jinhao and its feed had broken. I put that in the Marala, and to my surprise it seemed to tame the flow a little. But not quite enough, so I experimented further, by diluting the ink, having read on the inky forums that adding water will make ink dry (o wonderful irony!). And it did. I had that italic nib over the too deep feed in the Marala until this morning. With the new nib and feed, I have now put in a new feed, and a new flex nib. I am not sure anymore which I like better, but the flow is definitely better-behaved with the new assembly than it has ever been. But I miss the italic, and am already having visions of heat setting the new feed to the italic nib...

I have a number of other Indian pens, among which the Serwex MB, Camlin Cute, and Airmail 69T (? not quite sure, has a transparent barrel) are current favorites. The one disappointment has been the Deccan Bullet jr. It's too laborious to unscrew the cap, and I still haven't figured out why it is such a skipper and a hard starter. One of these days... It is a beautiful pen.

[nickapos]

Hello, is there anyone who has used the romus demonstrator piston filler? I have found a link in ebay

ebay link

 

 

I doubt those pens are true Romus brand pens. Romus is a German brand of fountain pens designed to appeal to teenagers. They don't make piston fillers, only standard international cartridge pens.

 

http://www.meisenbach-pen.de/uploads/tx_csromus/IntheMix_02.jpg

 

The name Romus is printed on the pens as you can see from the photos and they are definitely piston fillers. It could be that there is a Romus Indian company that have nothing to do with the German company.

There are other topics here in fpn that mention these little pens but not with enough details.

Anyway, those pens seem interesting so if anyone has used them, may be he can give us a little review.

[rockydoggy]

I ordered a couple of these ROMUS pens in October of last year--they are, in fact, from India. Initially the vendor ("sundaystreets") ran into delays filling the order. However, he kept in contact with me and explained that there were production issues and then shipping problems (he even sent me a scan of a notice he received from India Post to prove that he wasn't blowing smoke). I finally got the pens in December and he'd tossed in a free pen to compensate for the delay. For the price, it's not a bad pen at all. I would compare it favorably to the clear piston-fill Dollar pens (made in Pakistan, I think)--the plastic feels about the same; that is, it's sturdy enough but it'll probably crack if you knock it around too much. The piston is smooth and the one pen that I tried writes promptly even without much use. I'd describe the nib as an XF and it was smooth right from the start. I currently have it filled with Hero red and use it for editing. In sum, I like the pen and wouldn't hesitate to get more (esp. at 2 for $7.00 + shipping). I especially appreciated the unusual energy the vendor invested in keeping me informed of what was up with my order.

[nickapos]

I ordered a couple of these ROMUS pens in October of last year--they are, in fact, from India. Initially the vendor ("sundaystreets") ran into delays filling the order. However, he kept in contact with me and explained that there were production issues and then shipping problems (he even sent me a scan of a notice he received from India Post to prove that he wasn't blowing smoke). I finally got the pens in December and he'd tossed in a free pen to compensate for the delay. For the price, it's not a bad pen at all. I would compare it favorably to the clear piston-fill Dollar pens (made in Pakistan, I think)--the plastic feels about the same; that is, it's sturdy enough but it'll probably crack if you knock it around too much. The piston is smooth and the one pen that I tried writes promptly even without much use. I'd describe the nib as an XF and it was smooth right from the start. I currently have it filled with Hero red and use it for editing. In sum, I like the pen and wouldn't hesitate to get more (esp. at 2 for $7.00 + shipping). I especially appreciated the unusual energy the vendor invested in keeping me informed of what was up with my order.

 

Thanx a lot for the info, I think that I will put them in my list soon.

[sajiskumar]

Reymand - An ED Pen with a Steel Cap. The two tone nib writes smooth with a medium line width and good ink flow. Gives good balance when cap posted.

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Camlin Rega - Another ED pen. Compared to other Camlin Pens, Rega is slender and longer. Writes fine-medium line width with reasonable smoothness.

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best,

-saji

[Sailor Kenshin]

This Airmail 444 eyedropper pen has become my go-to drawing pen. It has a nice, smooth medium nib, and it is well balanced and a joy to draw with. It holds a ton of ink, so I can draw all day, and often several days without running out. I'm a sucker for clear-body eyedroppers.

 

I'm so impressed with the value of the Airmail pens I've bought through FPR. This little baby is built well, the plastic is thick and the clear body is CLEAR. It has a nice sturdy and springy clip, the threading on the section is well machined and precise. Everything is well finished and well detailed. It's a real workhorse for me, and a phenomenal value at $15!

 

I've ordered two more, and an Airmail 69T to try. Building a nice stable of drawing pens!

 

Photo of the blessed 444 in use this morning:

 

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Ooooo... I've had my eye on these for a while. They resemble my only Recife Crystal but the colors are more to my liking!

[VillersCotterets]

Ooooo... I've had my eye on these for a while. They resemble my only Recife Crystal but the colors are more to my liking!

 

From the look of some Recife pen's, my guess is that they are made by Airmail... maybe with better quality checks and a huge price increase.

[Sailor Kenshin]

Ooooo... I've had my eye on these for a while. They resemble my only Recife Crystal but the colors are more to my liking!

 

From the look of some Recife pen's, my guess is that they are made by Airmail... maybe with better quality checks and a huge price increase.

 

I paid about eighty for my Recife Crystal a lonnng time ago. They now go for $125 up, when and if you find 'em.

[de_pen_dent]

I'm using a Camlin Elegante, which I acquired for the princely sum of Rs 199 / $4.75, filled with Noodler Nikita.

 

It is a fantastically good writer - smooth, with a hint of paper feedback. It is comparable with pretty much any fine-nibbed writer I own (which includes a couple of Sailors) in terms of writing comfort. The body, rather unusually for cheap Indian pens, actually looks smart and not cheap. I own a Pilot 78G and while it writes well, it feels really cheap and plasticky - this one doesnt really have the same heft as a very expensive pen, but it looks/feels a lot nicer than its price.

 

I have yet to ink up my Camlin SD pen, but if this is anything to go by, I am in for a treat!

[hari317]

Ooooo... I've had my eye on these for a while. They resemble my only Recife Crystal but the colors are more to my liking!

 

From the look of some Recife pen's, my guess is that they are made by Airmail... maybe with better quality checks and a huge price increase.

You never know. Your guess might be 100% correct regarding the manufacturer.

[hari317]

I'm using a Camlin Elegante, which I acquired for the princely sum of Rs 199 / $4.75, filled with Noodler Nikita.

 

It is a fantastically good writer - smooth, with a hint of paper feedback. ...

I have yet to ink up my Camlin SD pen, but if this is anything to go by, I am in for a treat!

You will love the SD too. Camlin have made an excellent pen with the Elegante.