What Chinese Pens Are You Using Today ?

[Waltz For Zizi]

I just discovered to world of Chinese FP this year and I am very pleasantly surprised.

[ruby.monkey]

I just received, and am playing with, a steel-nibbed Wing Sung 630 in burgundy and gold trim. I presume it's patterned after the Montblanc 149 and I will say that it's an attractive pen with an effective piston filling mechanism and a very smooth, wet nib. Fit and finish is generally good, with just an ever-so-slight misalignment of the barrel's trim ring, and the pen feels nice in the hand and writes well. All in all a lot of pen for the £24.50 and shipping that it cost me.

[Mech-for-i]

This weekend its the LiveinYou Mini Lilac inked with Lamy Lilac

 

LIY ( Liveinyou ) Mini 里莜-莜米-MIni in Pink & Lilac], on Flickr

[Helen350]

Jinhao X750 - Goulet 1.1 Stub nib.  Ink:  Diamine Marine

 

[USG]

On 8/9/2023 at 6:57 PM, ruby.monkey said:

I just received, and am playing with, a steel-nibbed Wing Sung 630 in burgundy and gold trim. I presume it's patterned after the Montblanc 149 and I will say that it's an attractive pen with an effective piston filling mechanism and a very smooth, wet nib. Fit and finish is generally good, with just an ever-so-slight misalignment of the barrel's trim ring, and the pen feels nice in the hand and writes well. All in all a lot of pen for the £24.50 and shipping that it cost me.

 

I have one coming... post some pics. 

It's supposed to have a bigger nib than the #8 X-159.  Should be interesting. 😀👍

What nib did you get?  How does it write?

[ruby.monkey]

The nib is three or four millimetres longer than that on the X159; mine was advertised as writing a 0.5-0.7mm line, and does write like a medium-to-broad. Wet and smooth without me doing anything to it, with a little bounce and no real line variation to speak of. All in all a very nice pen.

[Waltz For Zizi]

Another 4 Jinhao's 82 filled.

[Helen350]

Jinhao 777 - F. nib.  Ink:  Diamine Sherwood Green

Pilot Metropolitan - M. nib.  Ink:  Chesterfield Antique Yankee.

 

 

 

 

[ruby.monkey]

PenBBS 535 Year of the Ox. The styling may be an acquired taste but it's a lovely writer.

[Dan Carmell]

7 hours ago, ruby.monkey said:

PenBBS 535 Year of the Ox. The styling may be an acquired taste but it's a lovely writer.

It’s an intriguing design, I thought. The price never dropped enough to go for it, unfortunately. 

[Helen350]

Jinhao 9019 - Transparent Blue - F. #8 nib.  Ink  Diamine Marine

 

 

 

 

 

[USG]

22 minutes ago, Helen350 said:

Jinhao 9019 - Transparent Blue - F. #8 nib.  Ink  Diamine Marine

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Helen, how do you like that pen.  What's your analysis? 😀

[Helen350]

2 hours ago, USG said:

 

Hi Helen, how do you like that pen.  What's your analysis? 😀

First time writing in my journal, and enjoying that smooth, #8 nib.  Reminds me of a fat Cuban

cigar, but for $13.99 I could not be more satisfied.  That large capacity converter was a nice

addition.  Will work well at the office because of its large ink capacity.  I  have small hands.

standing 5 ft tall, however, the Jinhao 159 never presented any problems, so in a few days of

journaling & writing in the office will show me if there is a handling issue.  Jinhao has continued

to up its game over the past 7-8 yrs, and being a Jinhao collector, I am well satisfied with their

latest offering.  

[Helen350]

Jinhao 82 - M. nib.  Ink:  Diamine Oxford Blue.  Smooth Writer

 

[eliweisz]

On 8/13/2023 at 1:00 PM, ruby.monkey said:

The nib is three or four millimetres longer than that on the X159; mine was advertised as writing a 0.5-0.7mm line, and does write like a medium-to-broad. Wet and smooth without me doing anything to it, with a little bounce and no real line variation to speak of. All in all a very nice pen.

Side by side. 

[USG]

12 hours ago, eliweisz said:

Side by side. 

 

And about the same size as a Sailor KOP

 

[Mech-for-i]

Hero 981 , stock FM nib , iron gall blue black

[Dan Carmell]

My second M600, with a F nib and Hero black ink. I really disliked this checkerboard material when the UK Duofolds* used it, but I guess my tastes have changed because this material is really lovely, no wonder vendors are still asking a premium for the 3 colors in this material. 
 

*In truth, I don’t like the modern Duofolds very much in general, although I have several of the Jinhao versions. 

[Dan Carmell]

On 10/4/2023 at 12:04 AM, Mech-for-i said:

Hero 981 , stock FM nib , iron gall blue black

The metal or plastic version? 

[Mech-for-i]

On 10/8/2023 at 12:11 PM, Dan Carmell said:

The metal or plastic version? 

 the OG plastic version , the metal version AFAIK actually were given the model name 981-2 , and they had a further version , also in metal but lacquered and that had a different model designation too ( just cannot remember what )