Shout-out to the #Pilot #Prera fountain pen for having that 70s retro vibe -- and that 70s #PocketPen energy that usually costs far more than this one. It's big enough for me to use uncapped, but small enough to *almost* rival a #Kaweco Sport.

#PilotPrera #FountainPen

I've got 6 small #FountainPen's now and I'm not sure how to classify them. Here they are, roughly from largest to smallest:

Small #PocketPen (fit full sized cartridge)
• Pilot Prera, nice and new
• Teiken double-sided pocket pen, circa 1970s

Very small (still supports a #converter)
• Kaweco Sport
• Jinhao 82, a Sailor 11 (mini) knockoff

Almost too small (int'l #cartridge only)
• Kaweco Lilliput
• No-name brass/wood thing that costs under $5 each in quantities of 3-5

I can't remember where I found this picture, but it's an example of various #FountainPen #ink color combinations... Shading? That you can achieve with a single ink.

I've never seen most of these up close. Blue to black, yellow to red or rust, a sort of dark purple to maroon...

I've never had a broad tip pen before, but with the 5 mm dotted paper I have, it might be put to good use there if I use it with double spacing.

#FountainPenInk

#Teiken #FountainPen, pocket sized, probably from the 1960s to early 1970s, when long-shory pens were all the craze. (Probably produced by #Sailor.)

I really like small pens that post full-size in general, and this one posts really securely.

Nib: steel, both fine and medium. Turn it around to write with a different line width. Writes a little dry but I really like it that way.

#PocketPen

#Teiken #FountainPen, pocket sized, probably from the 1960s to early 1970s, when long-shory pens were all the craze. (Probably produced by #Sailor.)

I really like small pens that post full-size in general, and this one posts really securely.

Nib: steel, both fine and medium. Turn it around to write with a different line width. Writes a little dry but I really like it that way.

#PocketPen

I've really grown to like this #Moonman -- I mean, #Majohn T1 #FountainPen. But I find its #nib a bit more troubling than most.

Good news: it's apparently a "#6" and other people have commented on being able to replace it.

Bad news: I have no idea what to look for in finding a replacement. The threading looks really fine compared to other #6 nibs... It's not a big deal if I can't find a replacement, but considering how much (little) this cost compared to competitors, I'm curious.

There was something really wrong with my first #Majohn / #Moonman fountain pen. I took this close-up picture of it, admiring the nib, without realizing what was wrong with it.

Maybe you can spot it faster than I did (spoiler: I never did, I returned it without figuring it out)

#FountainPen

There was something really wrong with my first #Majohn / #Moonman fountain pen. I took this close-up picture of it, admiring the nib, without realizing what was wrong with it.

Maybe you can spot it faster than I did (spoiler: I never did, I returned it without figuring it out)

#FountainPen

I got a #PreppyPlatinum with yellow ink and I now have no idea how to use the yellow ink. (it has been relegated to a Ziploc bag because thankfully I have other colors to use instead.)

Two things confuse me:
1. When the color is so light, how are people gonna use it?
2. Why does my camera do a better job seeing the yellow than my eyes? Usually it's the other way around

#FountainPen