u/CodenameGlitter

Majohn M2 - 1000 (Jinhao No.5 nib)

X159 Black - 350

Wancai Mini - 400 + 500 for the clip

Pelikano Jr Pink A nib - 600

~~Pelikan Twist Structure - 800~~ SOLD

Kanwrite Relik - 300

~~Preppy 03 F - 350~~ SOLD

Sport Clones (Fine?) - 650 each

Hongdian N11 Fine - 2500

9019 Red Medium - 700

Hongdian 1851 Fine - 1300

Bril Signature - 500

I have a couple of cracked cap pens I was gonna let go of half price if u wanna diy the repair / are fine with me doing a diy repair. Majohn M2 acrylic demonstrator and pelikano junior.

And a hongdian N11 that has slightly fucky grip section but doesn't hinder writing experience. Moreso a seen than felt thing.

Shipping isn't included

Got ASA Ratan Ebonite a while back but the nib had a lot of issues, so wanted to fix them before posting about it. Its just the continuation of me getting very bad jowo nibs with this being the 5th one in a row that is bad. All 4 of the regular ones have had reverse grand canyoning which made it scratchy at a few angles, really bad hard starts, and some ink starvation when writing on more coated paper like Clairfontaine Veloute or Midori MD. First a stub from Ranga came that was so bad that it caught fibers in the tines when writing. I have no idea how that passed out from there. The Medium and Broad i got thereafter had the grand canyoning but much worse with the medium. The fine i got with the ASA had it too. Then so did a Medium that i got second hand. The viper section i have has a slightly off center cut.

Ok. End of Jowo Rant-gent.

The pen has some issues too, but overall I do quite like it. The feel in hand is lovely and despite the heft and chunk it doesn't feel unweildy and the big step down does not bother me. The glip feels nice too. However, the pen has some scratches on the body which Ranga Little Abhimanyu (Regular Ebonite) did not. I talked to ASA about this and he said it is within his margin of error, and they arent so obvious that they distract, I can and have mostly forgotten about them. But i was able to spot them with my naked eyes. From what I know this is a bit of an outlier tho so YMMV?

The color is quite nice on this. Rarely do I like the mottled ebonite look but this combination is really pretty. Another goof i saw though, the ASA and Ratan brandings on the cap liner aren't symmetrical. Instead of being 180 from each other, they're more like 160/200. Again, doesn't bother me, but like the scratches and bad nib individually they are passable with but together add up, especially combined with the slow responses and having received no message back after asking for nib replacement. I have since fixed it myself so haven't pushed.

In no way am I trying to create a cancel post Just sharing my experience with ASA, considerably more friction involved compared to Ranga, and especially Kanwrite. Even getting him to start responding to me was a long term task. I am sure he would have replied if I pushed more (he said he was agreeable to replacing the pen all together if i am dissatisfied on phone) but after the jowo experience streak I thought I'd rather try and fix it myself than go back and forth with more shitty jowo nibs.

So that is to say, I am not soured enough to not go for one again. I do really like this pen as a whole and now I guess I know what to expect so i wont be hoodwinked. My eyes are on the Nauka or Wizard next, but maybe after i try out other Indian makers too like Elica or Kiko.

The ink is lovely. Krishna Sailors Blue. Swatch attached. Its a really nice and bright cerulean/sky blue. would be a nice change from the deeper and darker blues I use regularly, until i go back to them at least. Voyage to India and Dayone Regal are my current daily driver blues otherwise.

Prime day had the medium one for a great price and I used the extra savings to get 2 iro bottles :D (they're going up in price so figured, get now than later I guess anyways)

What a lovely pen. I like the big gold nib. It's pretty. That was the majority of my reason to get it over a CH74, Grance or VP lol.

Inks are lovely too.

Prime day had the medium one for about 105 dollars (Converted from INR) and I used the extra savings to get 2 iro bottles :D

What a lovely pen. I like the big gold nib. It's pretty. That was the majority of my reason to get it over a CH74, Grance or VP lol.

Inks are lovely too.

Been using these at the office. Usually use 4001 BlueBlack, Waterman Mysterious Blue, Krishna Pure Blue, or Krishna BlueBlack. Daytone Regal Blue was great too but ended up being a bit too dark for my taste I think. The main criteria apart from looking 'formal' (vague ik) was that it should be well behaved on cheap paper.

Only 4001 BB and Waterman Mysterious blue really fits that perfectly so far, IMO. I hear KWZ is good too but haven't tried it myself.

These ones are a nice change of pace while still remaining work friendly. For the first two at least. And they seem to be decently well behaved even if not like 4001 BB (that ink is magical)

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Krishna Meridian - Kanwrite Heritage, Blue Demo <B>

Krishna Winnolam - Kanwrite Emperor, Teakwood <Fulin Naginata>

Waterman Inspired Blue - Hongdian 1866 Forest Max, Ebony <M-Blade>

Purple Stick Top 8/128

Excited to finally be able to use it :]

WALLPAPER ARTIST : (Insta) BBYLX.CNN

Second wallpepar: SkizoDraws (the one I'm actually using)

Purple Stick Top 8/128

Excited to finally be able to use it :]

WALLPAPER ARTIST : (Insta) BBYLX.CNN

Second wallpepar: SkizoDraws (the one I'm actually using)

Purple Stick Top 8/128

Excited to finally be able to use it :]

WALLPAPER ARTIST : (Insta) BBYLX.CNN

Second wallpepar: SkizoDraws (the one I'm actually using)

The icons are where they've been for years (a few changes over time but largely how they have been) so i am used to it by now.

Top widget: KWGT
Weather: Weawow
Brave search bar

Launcher: Microsoft Launcher (I've used it for a decade now)
Icon Pack: Halo

Left page is sticky notes and reminders and all that are synced with the pc.

Tips on how to make the icons on the home screen part of the look would be nice.

I don't mind that they would be seperate from the rest like in the dock, because id actually like to find apps when i want to in the dock (ms launcher lets me keep them seperate). they need to look normal there. But for the home screen, i know where everything is already without looking, so they can be weird if they look cool :P