Any Tombow users here?

[thefsb]

I adore Tombow stuff. I don't have one of their FPs but I have Zoom 707 pencils in each color, Zoom 858 "egg" rollers in grey and black, "Oceanic" pencils (unbelievably beautiful) and I even have a Zoom 606sh pencil, if you know what one of those is. Tombow rules. And I have a tortoiseshell Havana roller coming in the mail. I wish they would put the fountain pen inside the tortoiseshell.

[mucephei]

I have a Tombow Object c/c pen in green I bought in 2001. I still have the pen but I dropped it on a hard surface and mangled the nib, which I then compounded by attempting a DIY repair. It still has a dent from the accident but I would like to get a replacement nib unit. A local stationers has other Object pens (not green though) and the thought crossed my mind to get one and use the green barrel and cap on it. That would be a bit expensive though so if anyone has an idea of where to get a replacement nib I'd be interested.

 

 

[Taki]

To me Tombow is a pencil company, I grew up using their pencils, color pencils, MONO erasers, etc. I hope they make more pens avaiable overseas.

 

Here is their website (WARNING: a lot of Flash :bonk: ):

 

http://www.tombow.com

 

They have their entire catalog online. I haven't found fountain pens yet/..there are 228 pages in their main catalog(the first one from the left) and it's slow (more Flash :bonk: :bonk: ). There is a link to download it, but my browser's popup bloker bloks it

 

http://www.tombow.com/products/catalogue/index.html

 

A product search turned up an high-end Zoom FP...it made of carbon fiber and Duralmin, and weighs only 14 g (less than 1/2 oz.). It doesn't show up on their catalog, though.

 

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/Takif/M1005_FP-CDZ14.jpg

 

EDIT: I just went through their main catalog, and no fountain pens. I think you should get it if you want one and still can get one.

Edited May 5, 2008 by Taki

[kkhon]

I like the sleek design of the Zoom 101 (Carbon-fibre/Duralumin) very much - feels like a Rotring 600 for the Ninja

 

When I first came across the Egg rollerball I just thought "there *has* to be an FP version"... thanks for the pic! (Now I just need to figure out how to lay hands on one... )

 

[Sailor Kenshin]

I like the sleek design of the Zoom 101 (Carbon-fibre/Duralumin) very much - feels like a Rotring 600 for the Ninja

 

When I first came across the Egg rollerball I just thought "there *has* to be an FP version"... thanks for the pic! (Now I just need to figure out how to lay hands on one... )

 

 

I have an older Tombow Zoom FP, and it looks like the Egg. I love it---it's inked up now, in a custom green mix. Something about the juxtaposition of the needle-fine point and the fat barrel just tickles me.

[Dillo]

Hi,

 

To me, Tombow was also a pencil and eraser company. They make nice products, but I'm not sure now if I've ever really used their stuff very much.

 

Dillon

[mucephei]

I have got my old Tombow Object out and I really wish I could get the nib fixed or replaced because it does feel very comfortable in my hand. I bought it for doing my final exams in Management Accountancy. I used this to do all my papers (12 hours of writing).

 

It still writes but nowhere near as well as it used to. Ho hum.

[Taki]

I sent an e-mail to Tombow, and they said the only fountain pens they sell now is the Zoom 101. It is sold with F nib in Japan and M nib overseas, they said.

[J-san]

Yep. Took me a good long while to get a Zoom 101, but it was worth the wait. A very cool pen indeed.

[thefsb]

When I first came across the Egg rollerball I just thought "there *has* to be an FP version"... thanks for the pic! (Now I just need to figure out how to lay hands on one... )

An egg FP was in the marketplace recently. I wasn't fast enough to get it. They aren't easy to find.

[amper]

I sent an e-mail to Tombow, and they said the only fountain pens they sell now is the Zoom 101. It is sold with F nib in Japan and M nib overseas, they said.

 

Which Tombow did you ask? Tombow in the US, Europe, or Japan? They seem to list different products for the different markets.

 

And what exactly is a Tombow "AirPress"??? I can't read Japanese!

[mucephei]

When I first came across the Egg rollerball I just thought "there *has* to be an FP version"... thanks for the pic! (Now I just need to figure out how to lay hands on one... )

An egg FP was in the marketplace recently. I wasn't fast enough to get it. They aren't easy to find.

 

This shop has the roller-ball variant of the Egg for sale in a variety of finishes, alas no FPs though:

 

 

Andy's Pens UK

[kkhon]

This shop has the roller-ball variant of the Egg for sale in a variety of finishes, alas no FPs though:

 

 

Andy's Pens UK

 

Thanks for the link. I used to own a black/gold one but sold it after my "full conversion" to FPs (I write at a lower angle than the rollerball would permit...).

[Taki]

I sent an e-mail to Tombow, and they said the only fountain pens they sell now is the Zoom 101. It is sold with F nib in Japan and M nib overseas, they said.

 

Which Tombow did you ask? Tombow in the US, Europe, or Japan? They seem to list different products for the different markets.

 

And what exactly is a Tombow "AirPress"??? I can't read Japanese!

I sent an e-mail to Tombow Japan.

 

AirPress are BPs with pressurized ink refill so that it writes point up. I guess their version of Fisher Space pen

Edited May 13, 2008 by Taki

[mucephei]

I have just bought another Tombow Object pen, this time in a nice shade of blue. I have just put in a Diamine cartridge - Claret is the colour. Should be nice!

[Sailor Kenshin]

I almost had a Tombow pen disaster yesterday!

 

I had taken apart my beloved Zoom Egg to clean it, when the little gold ring flew out of my hands. I heard it go 'tink' on the wood trim on the edge of the stairs, and spent the next 20 minutes searching the halls up and down, the stairs, the heating thingie, in and out every room, until I called on St. Anthony for help. Within five minutes, I had the gold ring safely in hand. Whew.

 

Thank you, St. Anthony!

[HMA Kieran]

I have about 10 Tombow pens including roller balls and fountain pens. I have several Tombow Objects in the translucent colours and the metal barrelled roller balls and fountain pens and an Egg roller ball which I occasionally take to work to wreck people's heads (I love the reactions I get from my colleagues when I use yet another unusual pen....)

 

By the way Cultpens (UK) seem to stock the Object fountain pen (unusual disclaimer no affiliation but have had very pleasant dealings with them)

 

Best wishes

hk

 

p.s. you can't beat St Anthony ....

[Doug C]

My Tombows.

 

 

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/DougDorann/P6050102.jpg

[milo]

I have just bought another Tombow Object pen, this time in a nice shade of blue. I have just put in a Diamine cartridge - Claret is the colour. Should be nice!

 

I guess I'm too late here . There is a distributer in the UK from where you can get replacement Object nibs. Here is the link for future reference....sorry I didn't see you messages before. I think they can also perform repairs - you can give them a call and enquire.

http://www.stonemarketing.com/

 

I had a blue/purple coloured Tombow Object fountain and the nib unit has come loose from the black plastic part. If I recall correctly, the nib was smooth, but not very wet, and would easily dry if left uncapped for a while. But it was my first fountain pen since I was a kid. I think you can get replacement nib units for about £10 if you surf the web and Ebay, but I haven't looked for a while.

 

cheers,

Milo

[Dillo]

Hi,

 

The other day when I was cleaning my desk, I found I had an adorable Tombow (トンボ) Snoopy branded wooden pencil (the kind you sharpen) in light blue. I must have picked it up when I went on vacation or someone gave it to me, but I've been around their wooden pencils and erasers long enough that I don't really notice them anymore (either that or I never paid attention to what brand I was using. Probably because I used them when I was little, I thought it was the most normal thing). After that, I went to Tombow's Japan site to see what kind of erasers to buy since I'm out of good erasers. They have plenty of nice erasers, but I only used the normal モノ (Mono). They have one with no PVC, one that gathers the erasings, one that has more chalk (I think), and a few others. Plenty of nice stuff.

 

I never paid much attention to the fountain pens, but I've seen them in person. I suppose though, I'll be using トンボ for wooden pencils and erasers and using Pilot, Sailor, and Platinum for fountain pens. Tombow makes very high quality wood pencils and erasers.

 

That Tombow pencil brought back a lot of memories though! I had plenty of their stuff, but I never really paid attention to the brand. I just used it and thought it was nice. Then I used Staedtler wooden pencils after that since I ran out of Tombow.

 

Dillon

Edited June 23, 2008 by Dillo