A Review of the Montblanc M in Red

[krayzie]

22 hours ago, sannidh said:

 

Thank you for sharing your perspective, @krayzie, and of course for your kind feedback. Interestingly, I happen to have the Platinum International Kit as well. I'll give the Waterman converter a try; although, I'm not certain if the Phileas used the slim variant or not. I agree with your observation. I have a fine nib, and it writes thinner than a Japanese medium on both TR paper and Endless Regalia Paper. In my world, the Pilot Vanishing Point 18k medium nib ranks higher than the Lamy 2000 fine nib, followed by the Montblanc medium.

 

Is this because the Pilot VP medium nib writes smoother than the Lamy 2000 fine nib?

 

I actually have two more fountain pens and they are both Pilot Myu M-90 steel nib, one medium and one fine. The medium writes way too wet and smooth (like a bock nib) and the line width is like a Western medium, while the fine is really scratchy and thin line width I think it's more for writing Asian characters. I remember my old Montblanc 144 fine nib was mad stiff and also wrote a very thin line with a lot of drag, much thinner than a Japanese medium.

 

Anyway I wouldn't go with any converters with this Montblanc M, as I can already clean it with the Platinum cleaning bulb. Originally I was trying to buy a converter just to clean the pen, and the girl at my local official Montblanc store thought I was crazy and told me to just run the nib section under the tap. I was thinking do you even own a fountain pen in real life? lol! I didn't even mention the jeweller that sold me this pen wouldn't let me dip it to try, saying it only works with ink cartridges. I took a gamble on the nib and very glad it writes on the fine side of medium. Now I realize why MB gets such a bad rep and no stationary stores here would carry them lol!

[sannidh]

4 hours ago, krayzie said:

 

Is this because the Pilot VP medium nib writes smoother than the Lamy 2000 fine nib?

Not really, I somehow like the stub-ish feedback of the lamy 2k. But yes it could be an effect of the flow. If the Lamy 2k or the MB M is left uncapped for 120-150 seconds they have a hard start, but not the VP even when it's a C/C.

4 hours ago, krayzie said:

I actually have two more fountain pens and they are both Pilot Myu M-90 steel nib, one medium and one fine. The medium writes way too wet and smooth (like a bock nib) and the line width is like a Western medium, while the fine is really scratchy and thin line width I think it's more for writing Asian characters. I remember my old Montblanc 144 fine nib was mad stiff and also wrote a very thin line with a lot of drag, much thinner than a Japanese medium.

 

Anyway I wouldn't go with any converters with this Montblanc M, as I can already clean it with the Platinum cleaning bulb. Originally I was trying to buy a converter just to clean the pen, and the girl at my local official Montblanc store thought I was crazy and told me to just run the nib section under the tap. I was thinking do you even own a fountain pen in real life? lol! I didn't even mention the jeweller that sold me this pen wouldn't let me dip it to try, saying it only works with ink cartridges. I took a gamble on the nib and very glad it writes on the fine side of medium. Now I realize why MB gets such a bad rep and no stationary stores here would carry them lol!

Here at the local MB store, one of the salesgirls, who previously worked in the world of watches, included a full service fee on the bill for a nib replacement for a new MB Naruto 146 that I had purchased a month ago. It was reversed later by the manager.