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New to this forum. I recently purchased a Lamy Al-Star aluminum fine point fountain pen with a converter. My plan was to use this for lettering comics. I've tried Noodler's bulletproof ink with the converter; initially this looked like a grey wash, but starting over after shaking the bottle fixed this. However, Noodler's might not be the optimal ink for the use I have in mind.

 

I have a few Kuretaki Sumi sable and nylon brush pens -- this admission is probably off topic. I've used converters with those. Lately though I've been using Rapidograph technical pens.

 

Then why am I here if I'm only a pragmatic fountain pen user, as opposed to a dyed-in-the-wool aficionado, or a connoisseur for whom money is no object? Because I hope to find out about fountain pens and inks suitable for lettering comics, and also fountain pens suitable for sketching--those might be different. A friend just informed me about the Sailor "Fude De Mannen" fountain pen, which seems suitable for sketching. Since he has referred me to this forum over the years, I'm entering the forums in earnest, after joining FPN apparently in March 2012 and doing nothing here since then.

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Lynn St. Over NOS (New Old Stock)

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I recently bought the Sailor Nagahara Naginata Togi fountain pen, brand new in the box. I don't care for it much at all. I hope you have better luck with the Sailor you want to sketch with.

 

Lynn

 

 

 

 

New to this forum. I recently purchased a Lamy Al-Star aluminum fine point fountain pen with a converter. My plan was to use this for lettering comics. I've tried Noodler's bulletproof ink with the converter; initially this looked like a grey wash, but starting over after shaking the bottle fixed this. However, Noodler's might not be the optimal ink for the use I have in mind.

 

I have a few Kuretaki Sumi sable and nylon brush pens -- this admission is probably off topic. I've used converters with those. Lately though I've been using Rapidograph technical pens.

 

Then why am I here if I'm only a pragmatic fountain pen user, as opposed to a dyed-in-the-wool aficionado, or a connoisseur for whom money is no object? Because I hope to find out about fountain pens and inks suitable for lettering comics, and also fountain pens suitable for sketching--those might be different. A friend just informed me about the Sailor "Fude De Mannen" fountain pen, which seems suitable for sketching. Since he has referred me to this forum over the years, I'm joining at last.

 

 

 

Thanks for reading!

Homo unius libri timeo.

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Lynn St. Over NOS (New Old Stock)

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I'm not sure I can answer that. Lots of people on this forum say this pen of mine is the be all, end all of Sailors. I greatly prefer my Montblancs and my Mabie Todds, though, and not a little! : )

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Hello and Welcome to active posting on FPN!! Glad to have you join in!!

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Thank you for your kind words. : ) Now tell me, what pen are you presently enjoying???

 

Hello and Welcome to active posting on FPN!! Glad to have you join in!!

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Welcome !

 

I don't know anything about "lettering comics". What do you need such ink(s) to do ?

Are you aware that your Al-star has available five easily changeable nibs ?

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Hi, nice you came in to say hello. You've been a member for some time, I see.

 

 

The Fude de mannen is not a pen, but a nib, and you can order it in many pens.

 

It is a nib with an upturned nose, and depending on your angle of writing you get a different line.

I suppose you could do great in doing lettering with it, if you want effects.

 

Or perhaps have a look at the Naginata Cross nib from sailor, sort of a zoom-nib.

 

Sailor makes good nibs, but not all are suitable for everybody. I myself bought a music nib from them, which I regret, it does not fit my writing style, too wet a nib.

 

Enjoy our forum

 

 

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Lynn St. Over NOS (New Old Stock)

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Last month I bought a Sailor Nagahara Naginata Togi, brand new and in the box, and I detest it. Writing with this thing feels like I'm scratching paper with a needle. I'm still kicking myself over this purchase and keep telling myself I could've gotten a nice Montblanc or any other fountain pen on eBay for my money. : (

 

 

 

 

 

Hi, nice you came in to say hello. You've been a member for some time, I see.

 

 

The Fude de mannen is not a pen, but a nib, and you can order it in many pens.

 

It is a nib with an upturned nose, and depending on your angle of writing you get a different line.

I suppose you could do great in doing lettering with it, if you want effects.

 

Or perhaps have a look at the Naginata Cross nib from sailor, sort of a zoom-nib.

 

Sailor makes good nibs, but not all are suitable for everybody. I myself bought a music nib from them, which I regret, it does not fit my writing style, too wet a nib.

 

Enjoy our forum

 

 

D.ick

Homo unius libri timeo.

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