My 2024 Fountain Pen Collection!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.พ. 2024
- All for sale pens in the video have now been sold, thanks!
* TWSBI Eco Smoke and Rose Gold Limited Edition - Extra Fine (includes all accessories) SOLD
* Pilot Elite 95s (aka E95s) - 14k Fine (includes CON-40 converter) SOLD
* Pilot Explorer Matte Black - Medium (includes CON-B squeeze converter and Namiki Black cartridge) SOLD
* Pilot Prera Slate Grey - Fine (includes Namiki Black cartridge) SOLD
* Opus 88 Mini Pocket Pen Grumpy Kitty, Endless Pens Exclusive Limited Edition - Broad (includes all accessories) SOLD
* Benu Briolette Storm - Broad (includes converter) SOLD
* Benu Briolette Milky Way - Medium (includes converter) SOLD
(Since they’re a little hard to tell apart, the Storm is the all-black one with large holo glitter, and the Milky Way is the shimmery purple and black one with small silver leaf glitter)
A list of the other not-for-sale pens in the video:
Pilot Metropolitan-Retro Pop Orange (M)
Kaweco Brass Sport (M)
Kaweco Collection Sport-Iridescent Pearl (BB)
TWSBI Diamond 580-Iris (B)
TWSBI Eco-Smoke and Rose Gold (B)
TWSBI Eco-White and Rose Gold (1.1 mm Stub)
TWSBI Vac Mini-Clear (B)
Platinum Preppy Wa-Hanabishi Kikko, Fuji, and Kiku-Karakusa (EF)
Platinum Plaisir-Bali Citrus, Pink, and Nova Orange (F)
BENU Euphora-Iced Caramel Latte Goulet Exclusive (M)
Opus 88 Mini Pocket Pen-Hocus Opus Illusions Endless Exclusive (B)
Opus 88 Medusa Endless Exclusive (B)
Opus 88 Jazz-Holiday (M)
Hongdian N8-Red Maple (Fine Long Blade)
Majohn A1-Matte Black Clipless (Pilot Vanishing Point Broad nib unit)
Jinhao Century 100-Blue and Green (M Goulet nib)
Jinhao 950-Dragon (B Goulet nib)
Jinhao 8802-Shell (M Goulet nib)
Nahvalur Nautilus-Maylandia Blue (B)
Lamy Studio-Brushed Stainless (B)
Esterbrook Estie-Sea Glass (Journaler)
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Beautiful collection! I love my Estie and Benu (a Talisman). I’m starting to think there’s a big overlap between people who love tarot and people who love fountain pens 😊
Right? I think maybe tarot people also (not always, but often) tend to be people who do a fair amount of journaling…maybe that’s the reason for the overlap? 😊
Okay, the iced caramel latte is a beauty 🤩 I think I would like to try an architect nib at some point. The retractable function of the vanishing point is also very tempting 😅Oooh the Estie . . . STAAAAHP!!😩😅
Ok so real talk did you buy a pen yesterday 😆😆😆💖💖💖
@@SunsetBoughTarot I have no clue what you're talking about
@@Peekaboorose 🤣🤣🤣
BROOOOOOO yesssssss can’t wait to watch this shortly bless you
This was all your doing! 😆💖 Your video got me feeling all geeked about pens the other day!
Well now I have to go watch your pen video 😻
I loved this video. I'm new to fountain pens and I'm still finding out what my preferences. I think you are the first person that doesn't have a sailor in their collection. I'm still on the fence about them. I love my Benu Euphoria, Kawecos, Tiwsbis and my custom turned pens. I have the Pilot Explorer and I really like writing with that too. It's a smooth writer and the lines is crisp. I don't see many people mention those as a beginner pen.
Thank you, I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I actually did have a Sailor Pro Gear Slim at this time last year and ended up selling it…they’re so pretty but the “Sailor feedback” was not a sensation I found I enjoyed. I prefer a very smooth writing nib so I’ve been much happier with my Pilot gold nibs. I think the Explorer is kinda neglected just because the Kakuno is also a lightweight plastic pen but is much less expensive, and the Metropolitan is marketed more heavily….but it’s kinda unfair because they all have basically identical nibs and the Explorer is a cool looking pen! 😆
Love everything about this. I’m still testing the waters to see if this is the hobby for me. I love the inks and the pen and the writing. I hate the mechanisms and getting messy. Lol. 😊Thanks for sharing your collection. Now I wanna see inks and paper please. 😊
Totally get that…there’s definitely a whole world of “pen maintenance” that this hobby opens up and it adds a whole new set of chores and potential messes to life!
@@SunsetBoughTarotI think of the maintenance as ritual and mindfulness. That’s what I tell myself. It sounds so much loftier than “pen cleaning.”
@@ruthfeiertagoh totally agree…for me personally, I actually really enjoy the whole process of pen cleaning and maintenance but I do get how it can sometimes be a barrier to entry for the hobby for folks who don’t enjoy it as much.
So glad I found you. Such great recommendations in this video. Like you, I grip a fountain pen in such a way that the Vanishing Point is very uncomfortable. I took your advice and ordered the parts for my new Franken-pen. Also, like you I love the Hongdian Knife Blade. I have it on the Hongdian N23 Blue Rabbit-another inexpensive and beautiful pen with a terrific nib. Thanks for a great video.
Thank you so much!! The Hongdian Knife Blade is just great…I actually just picked up another one (on an N7) because I enjoy it so much. Hope your frankenpen works out for you!!
@@SunsetBoughTarot The frankenpen worked out great. So nice to have a clipless “Vanishing Point”.
@@artemisceleste 🎉🎉🎉
Nice collection! I agree that the feel of a pen is important…:) I look forward to a future video showing your inks..
Thank you so much! 😊 And yeah, the main reason I got into fountain pens was that the experience of writing with them was so much more enjoyable than other types of pens, so comfort is paramount to me!
Ooooh that Medusa is one sexy pen. 😍 I like the style of that abalone Jinhao too, very pretty.
I'm a definite Opus88 fan too, just based on my Koloro -- I may pick up one of those demonstrators, perhaps a Jazz, when I pop in Wonderpens next month.
I truly love the Medusa pen so much…honestly between the easy filling mechanism and the quality nibs and the chonky colorful designs, Opus 88 does a lot of cool stuff. And I do love that Jazz demonstrator as well because it still has a distinctive look but also goes with any ink! 💖💖💖
Love a good fountain pen collection! 💜
Yay thanks so much for watching!!! 💖
Hooo man, that Medusa pen! Thank you for sharing your collection, and for your insights about nib grinds. That observation about architect vs. stub isn't one I've heard anyone articulate but it makes total sense! And for the inspo to make a frankenpen - I am going to do the same, but with a plastic Majohn body (which Pilot also doesn't make) and Pilot nib unit.
I hope you end up loving your frankenpen as much as I love mine! The VP nib is just delicious and I never thought I’d have one due to the clip location-and obvs I can’t speak for the A2 but the A1 is an amazingly high quality pen body for the price imo. 💖💖💖
If I haven't just bought myself a Visconti Mirage Mythos in the Athena color for my birthday I'm 99% sure I would have bought a whole new pen while watching this video as I really want to pick up a BENU Euphoria at some point.
Ooo a Mirage Mythos is VERY much at the top of my wishlist…those column facets! I do seriously love my Euphoria…Benus are just so unique and over-the-top, they always make me smile. 😊💖
very cool pens, especially the moon pen. they need to make cheaper full sized themed pens! have a lovely weekend.
Thank you so much, and I totally agree! I love the fun themes on the mini pocket pens but it’s not the most comfortable of their pen models for me. 😊
Glad I found your video.. you pushed me over the edge on getting the Earl Gray Benu, M nib. I wanted it last fall, but it was out of stock and now it's back so I just ordered it from Goulet. I have a F pt Briolette in Luminous Blue that I love. I don't mind the size, as I only use it for certain notes. It's VERY reliable, never a skip or "hard start" but like you I prefer a Med nib so I can enjoy the ink. I encourage someone to buy at your good price! My only Broad nibs are on older Jinhao dragons (from 10 yrs ago) since over the past couple of years I've been experimenting with F pts. But, like you, I only need them in my Faux-bonochi and smaller notebooks. I too still LOVE my Pilot Metro (M) White Tiger and Prera (which has an AI/CM nib) that I barrel fill with super Shimmer ink 😎 I will keep an eye on your sales! Thanks for sharing your collection and thoughts. Write ON 🖋
I also succumbed to the Earl Gray Benu !! 😂❤
@@emmaythegray Isn't it interesting that none of us mention the Talisman (all into mystical matters ; ) I didn't care for the look of the cap. This looks sleeker, right?
@@ZiaLinkInk haha well I do have a talisman also 🙃
@@emmaythegray no judgment... I was fascinated with them. I just like the shape and of course the color/look and hopefully feel of the Earl Gray. Enjoy your pens!
The Earl Grey Benu is SO TEMPTING. I love tea just as much as I love coffee so I keep thinking how cool it would be to have it with my Iced Caramel Latte as a set 🫣🫣🫣. Hopefully it will be around for a while now that they’ve restocked. I hope you end up loving yours! Totally agree that the Schmidt nibs they use are wonderfully reliable. Thank you so much for watching!!! 💖💖💖
Interesting video and nice collection. One tip how you can still improve your Majohn/Pilot Frankenpen. The compression springs in the Majohn A1 & A2 pens are longer than in the Pilot Capless. I have found that the nib units in the A1 & A2 sometimes leak a bit if used with a converter. I suspect it is because there is constant pressure on the converter, even when not compressed. I also own a couple of Pilot Capless pens and measured the compression springs and ordered the closest match I could find on ebay. The 0.6 x 8 x 30mm compression springs were the best match I could find and now the nib sections are not under constant pressure, I don't get leaky nib units with the converters anymore. (measurements in mm)
Oh that is a fabulous tip, thank you so much!! I will keep an eye on whether I get nib creep with mine and order a new spring if it becomes a problem! Thank you so much for stopping by 😊
Aaaaggghhhh I love this!! I have a similar path of starting with fine and extra fine nibs, then moving to broader - did you find you started changing the paper you were using too? I was kind of naughty about pens last year. Ceasing the tarot deck purchasing and escalating the pen purchasing is NOT a cost saving maneuver 😻
Yep I never thought I’d be a broad nib person but I do a lot of freeform journaling and eventually discovered that my optimal and most comfortable method of fast writing was basically a super smooth wider nib hydroplaning on a firehose of ink 🤣😅. I definitely got pickier about paper…I’m using a Rhodia journal at the moment and the writing experience is luscious, I just desperately wish they made a hardcover lined journal with white paper rather than ivory. But I also have a few Tomoe River notebooks waiting in the wings along with an Endless Regalia notebook to try out. And I am 100% the same with the naughty tarot purchases slowing but the naughty pen purchases picking up steam 😅🙈
it's a bit difficult for me to understand the names of all the pens. are you able to list them (not just the ones you are selling)? i think i'm just not good at understanding when people speak quickly. thank you.
Oh sure! That makes a lot of sense….will start writing that up!
@@SunsetBoughTarot thank you 💙
@@wren1019you are most welcome! I have the list up in the description box now 😊💖
I don't know anything about these pens but you mentioned that the architect is good for somebody who prints. I'd like to buy something that works good for printing and I kind of like a bit of a thicker font..what would be a good beginner pen to try out?
If you’re completely new to fountain pens and usually prefer a thicker line when writing, I’d recommend a pen that has a western nib rather than a Japanese nib-a western medium nib would probably be a good starting point. Some great and affordable beginner pen options to look at with that kind of nib would be a TWSBI Eco, Kaweco Sport, and Lamy Safari (Pilot and Platinum also make great beginner pen options but Japanese nibs run quite a bit finer so those maybe aren’t so much what you’re looking for 😊). The architect nib makes printing look really cool but it’s more of a specialty nib grind that isn’t quite as easy to write with so I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it for a beginner pen. Thanks so much for watching and if you end up trying out a fountain pen, let me know how it goes! 💖
@@SunsetBoughTarot thank you for your response. I've been watching a few other videos and I actually ordered two Lamy Safaris a few days ago. I felt like that was a good starting point. I got one Medium and one fine nib. I'm going to see which one I like and I'm going to give the other one to my sister with a fancy journal that I bought for her for her birthday. I really hope that I do like it. I think if I had a good pen that I would maybe journal a bit more.
Thanks a bunch!
@@1976mcfarlane awesome!! I hope you end up enjoying the Lamys! I actually journal a lot more since I started writing with fountain pens because they’re so nice to write with…you don’t have to press down at all and there are so many options to find one that fits your hand well, so I basically don’t experience hand fatigue when writing at all anymore! 😊