Thanks for the review, I have been curious about this pen. Looks like Endless will continue to receive my money only in exchange for their excellent regalia paper.
Curiously enough, the pen seems very similar to the thing called 烂笔头 6051 按动钢笔 (seems to be a Lambitou pen, an even cheaper version of their Curidas knockoff). The body is custom and the converter doesn't come with those cheaper chinese market pens, but the inner workings and the nib seem to be the same.
Stephen, lovely review as usual. I think this pen has a major thing going for it, in that the clip does not seem to get in the way of ones fingers like the Capless pens. Certainly for the price it is a tempting purchase.
I was fairly interested in this pen when I saw the first posts about it for preorder. I thought it would be a nice alternative for my pilot VP and a good EDC pen, but after reading the utterly bombing reviews, I think I’ll stick to just buying their regalia paper.
Got mine early on. It's a hard starter and dries out quickly. Tried different inks with the same result. To bad. Loved how it looked, but i'm not creating much with the Creator. Majohn A2 and A1 are the better writers.
I have one of these. My review: poorly designed and cheaply made. Don’t waste your money. I bought mine because I quite like Endless’ paper goods and recommend those, but they really should stay out of the pen business. Thanks for the review and the great work you do in the pen / stationery community.
Would like a RT nib if the clip could become flush when you're in writing mode, like that recent FP with the twistable clip that became flush with the barrel -- and I like to see more of the nib protuding, but that's just me.
Nice. I have a 1990s Namiki retractable which is a nice writer, and a fun novelty; but if I needed such a mechanism because of how I work, I likely would get a Mahjohn
Thank you for the review. It is not for me for the same reason why I do not own a vanishing point. The clip impedes my grip as I put my index finger on top where the clip resides. Nice price, though.
I have seen these before and I wasn’t impressed with the build quality. Being a Pilot VP owner, I’d prefer to pay the extra and get a retractable pen,with a much nicer nib that lasts.
This is the only pen I've ever bought that I feel absolute disgust for. Preordered it (I know, I know) directly from Endless. When I received it the nib was splayed horrifically. Even though I was able to get it back into some semblance of usability, it still wrote rather scratchily. On top of the damaged nib, the click mechanism is very temperamental: it doesn't want to click, and when it does it has a tendency to stick. And as others have said it tends to dry out after only a couple days. All and all I am left wondering if anyone did any sort of QC on these pens at all; as it should have never left the factory in its current state. My recommendation would be to give it a pass and pick up a Majohn A1 instead. A little over half the price and much better construction.
I bought this pen a couple of weeks ago at the World Pen Show in Dubai. The retractable mechanism is not the smoothest and the grip is not very ergonomic. But the main issue with the pen is that it dries up rather quickly. A shame because when it does write, it is very enjoyable for an EF. This is an Indian brand by the way.
i have owned this pen I had a bad experience with it. the nib was not centered with the body of the pen, it was quite an eyesore. in my opinion the pen feels very cheep, i have pens that feel much more robust that are cheaper than this pen. it wrote ok, there are better pens to get in this price range.
This is the most disappointing pen I own by far. When it writes it is quite nice, but it dries out so fast and so completely that it is unusable for me. Other pens I own that have dried out, I can get back to a state of writing in a short amount of time. The only way I can get this pen to write again is to do a full clean. I have never successfully left it overnight without it drying out. I have given up on it, and it now just sits in a cup on my desk.
Thanks for the review, I have been curious about this pen.
Looks like Endless will continue to receive my money only in exchange for their excellent regalia paper.
Curiously enough, the pen seems very similar to the thing called 烂笔头 6051 按动钢笔 (seems to be a Lambitou pen, an even cheaper version of their Curidas knockoff). The body is custom and the converter doesn't come with those cheaper chinese market pens, but the inner workings and the nib seem to be the same.
Endless Regalia paper, however, is fantastic. I really hope they keep making it because it really is awesome.
Stephen, lovely review as usual. I think this pen has a major thing going for it, in that the clip does not seem to get in the way of ones fingers like the Capless pens. Certainly for the price it is a tempting purchase.
I was fairly interested in this pen when I saw the first posts about it for preorder. I thought it would be a nice alternative for my pilot VP and a good EDC pen, but after reading the utterly bombing reviews, I think I’ll stick to just buying their regalia paper.
Got mine early on. It's a hard starter and dries out quickly. Tried different inks with the same result. To bad. Loved how it looked, but i'm not creating much with the Creator.
Majohn A2 and A1 are the better writers.
I have one of these. My review: poorly designed and cheaply made. Don’t waste your money. I bought mine because I quite like Endless’ paper goods and recommend those, but they really should stay out of the pen business.
Thanks for the review and the great work you do in the pen / stationery community.
Would like a RT nib if the clip could become flush when you're in writing mode, like that recent FP with the twistable clip that became flush with the barrel -- and I like to see more of the nib protuding, but that's just me.
Nice. I have a 1990s Namiki retractable which is a nice writer, and a fun novelty; but if I needed such a mechanism because of how I work, I likely would get a Mahjohn
Hi, do they work with long international cartridge?
The mechanism looks surprisingly simple.
Thank you for the review. It is not for me for the same reason why I do not own a vanishing point. The clip impedes my grip as I put my index finger on top where the clip resides.
Nice price, though.
I have seen these before and I wasn’t impressed with the build quality. Being a Pilot VP owner, I’d prefer to pay the extra and get a retractable pen,with a much nicer nib that lasts.
This is the only pen I've ever bought that I feel absolute disgust for. Preordered it (I know, I know) directly from Endless. When I received it the nib was splayed horrifically. Even though I was able to get it back into some semblance of usability, it still wrote rather scratchily. On top of the damaged nib, the click mechanism is very temperamental: it doesn't want to click, and when it does it has a tendency to stick. And as others have said it tends to dry out after only a couple days. All and all I am left wondering if anyone did any sort of QC on these pens at all; as it should have never left the factory in its current state.
My recommendation would be to give it a pass and pick up a Majohn A1 instead. A little over half the price and much better construction.
Mine dries out in a day and is basically unusable.
Same as that
I bought this pen a couple of weeks ago at the World Pen Show in Dubai. The retractable mechanism is not the smoothest and the grip is not very ergonomic. But the main issue with the pen is that it dries up rather quickly. A shame because when it does write, it is very enjoyable for an EF. This is an Indian brand by the way.
I belong a Waterman fountain pen from my father of 1962.
Majohn A1, around $10 US and A2 under $30 US.
i have owned this pen I had a bad experience with it. the nib was not centered with the body of the pen, it was quite an eyesore. in my opinion the pen feels very cheep, i have pens that feel much more robust that are cheaper than this pen. it wrote ok, there are better pens to get in this price range.
I had one and already sold it on eBay. Nothing impressive.
This is the most disappointing pen I own by far. When it writes it is quite nice, but it dries out so fast and so completely that it is unusable for me. Other pens I own that have dried out, I can get back to a state of writing in a short amount of time. The only way I can get this pen to write again is to do a full clean. I have never successfully left it overnight without it drying out.
I have given up on it, and it now just sits in a cup on my desk.
Hola, unas dudas, porque la punta se ve medio inclinada hacia arriba y la otra que grosor de la punta estas manejando? Te agradezco.