Penbbs 469 - First Pictures

[Engelbrecht]

The first pictures of the new PenBBS 469 have been posted on their Instagram account. (Link)

 

Rather nice acrylic, apparently called Moon River.

 

As you can see it's a double ended pen, with two eye-droppered chambers. I'm not sure what to think about this, but it's good to see more and more innovation coming from the Chinese pen industry.

 

 

 

 

 

[RoyalBlueNotebooks]

Double-ended fountain pen. Interesting idea, but I don't know if I'd ever want to buy one myself...

But I like the fact that they bypassed the issue "it's only half a pen so it won't hold a lot of ink" by making it an eyedropper. That's a clever solution.

[taike]

No clip(s). I kinda like the idea.

Edited September 10, 2018 by EDC

[penzel_washinkton]

Hmmm... wonder how is the refilling mechanism would be like.

Nice touch making the barrel a demonstrator.

[Drone]

Hmmm... wonder how is the refilling mechanism would be like.

Nice touch making the barrel a demonstrator.

 

It looks like a double-eyedropper to me.

[Pete-M]

I watch to much sci fi. If those two liquids touch....booooooom.

 

Nice pen. Handy for teachers...

[Cyber6]

Double ended pens are NOT chinese innovation. My double ended custom pen (very similar to the one shown.. different blank of course) is approx 5 years old. And even before that.. Most custom makers I know, have done a double ended pen at one time or another.

 

Mine has a M nib on one side and a Broad on the other.

[Engelbrecht]

Double ended pens are NOT chinese innovation. My double ended custom pen (very similar to the one shown.. different blank of course) is approx 5 years old. And even before that.. Most custom makers I know, have done a double ended pen at one time or another.

 

Mine has a M nib on one side and a Broad on the other.

 

I didn’t say they'd invented it. I said it was a bit of innovation.

 

I'm sure custom pen makers have made this sort of thing but this is the first time I've seen a more mainstream pen manufacturer make one. And I'm not aware of an of the big brands making them at the moment? There's very little that is ever entirely new in the fountain pen world, but its innovative of them to bring something like this to market. That's the point I was trying to make.

[Cyber6]

Apologies if I came across too abrupt. English is my fourth language and tone is something I still struggle with (in my writing and in what I read). You used the word "innovation" and "China" and I just wanted to clarify that this particular model is not new.

 

I do like what Penbbs is doing with colourfull acrylics.

 

 

 

I didn’t say they'd invented it. I said it was a bit of innovation.

 

I'm sure custom pen makers have made this sort of thing but this is the first time I've seen a more mainstream pen manufacturer make one. And I'm not aware of an of the big brands making them at the moment? There's very little that is ever entirely new in the fountain pen world, but its innovative of them to bring something like this to market. That's the point I was trying to make.

[Engelbrecht]

Apologies if I came across too abrupt. English is my fourth language and tone is something I still struggle with (in my writing and in what I read). You used the word "innovation" and "China" and I just wanted to clarify that this particular model is not new.

 

I do like what Penbbs is doing with colourfull acrylics.

 

 

 

No need to apologise! I should have phrased the original post better. I suppose what I was trying to say is that it's good to see a Chinese pen manufacturer doing something different.

 

And your English is excellent, by the way.

[penzel_washinkton]

It looks like a double-eyedropper to me.

 

Yeah, I think it will be eyedropper from the looks of it

[Cyber6]

 

Yeah, I think it will be eyedropper from the looks of it

 

 

Yes, it is an eyedropper. The pen is already a tad long with the two inkwells inside. Fitting two converters would make it even longer.

 

 

C.

[penzel_washinkton]

Know what, if the length is not that obnoxious and it comes in in a smoke demonstrator I would consider buying this pen.

[NighthawkSix]

Wow ... I saw this pen on ebay this morning and now it's gone. I think everyone is excited to try this interesting pen out.

[Cyber6]

Wow ... I saw this pen on ebay this morning and now it's gone. I think everyone is excited to try this interesting pen out.

 

 

There is no way we can get this... they put up like 2 pens.. of course they are gone.

[truthpil]

I saw this a couple hours after it appeared on Penbbs' Taobao storefront. My initial reaction was, "Seriously, you're going to make a two-headed pen instead of improving and re-releasing the vacumatic 348?!?" Perhaps they knew Wing Sung had beat them with the 601 and didn't even bother.

Edited September 14, 2018 by TruthPil

[penzel_washinkton]

2/3 in quantities? I think PenBBS themselves are not sure whether to mass produce this pen or not.

Judging by the quick sold out, I guess they will have the guts to mass produce it now

[JollyCynic]

2/3 in quantities? I think PenBBS themselves are not sure whether to mass produce this pen or not.

Judging by the quick sold out, I guess they will have the guts to mass produce it now

 

I think 5 were released on eBay, and there were slightly more than 20 available on Etsy when I looked. (I didn't get one. I think it's a cool design, but it's not for me.) They lasted about an hour and a half.

 

They've said there are more in production already and will be released by the end of the month, but I don't know if it's the same colour or a different one.

[JollyCynic]

I saw this a couple hours after it appeared on Penbbs' Taobao storefront. My initial reaction was, "Seriously, you're going to make a two-headed pen instead of improving and re-releasing the vacumatic 348?!?" Perhaps they knew Wing Sung had beat them with the 601 and didn't even bother.

I'd rather have the windowed Wing Sung 601 than the 348 I saw in any colour, frankly, but that's just me.

[penzel_washinkton]

 

I think 5 were released on eBay, and there were slightly more than 20 available on Etsy when I looked. (I didn't get one. I think it's a cool design, but it's not for me.) They lasted about an hour and a half.

 

They've said there are more in production already and will be released by the end of the month, but I don't know if it's the same colour or a different one.

 

Gotcha, what was the released price?