Hero 88 - White Version

[brumxi]

Hi there,

 

Another week has passed, another review to be posted. This time it's the Hero 88 which I received two weeks ago and used during the entire last week as my (almost) only writing utensil.

 

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8XR9puoYl60/TOma7YkYAlI/AAAAAAAAANs/aLNIwHpz0rQ/101121_Hero88_1.jpg

 

The review was written on a Clairefontaine 'refill pad' of 90 grams with (the wonderful) Noodler's Tiananmen. The Tiananmen is more brown-red in real-life than the purplish-pinkish red it appears to have on my screen.

 

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8XR9puoYl60/TOma1Qf_O-I/AAAAAAAAANQ/BYLqU2mdNUA/s800/Hero88_0001.jpg

 

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8XR9puoYl60/TOmbHRESq-I/AAAAAAAAAN8/iitCKqrIq94/101121_Hero88_4.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8XR9puoYl60/TOmbHlM8smI/AAAAAAAAAOA/rxsYgLyV868/101121_Hero88_5.jpg

 

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8XR9puoYl60/TOma2NyodFI/AAAAAAAAANU/3gM4tJhk3JU/s800/Hero88_0002.jpg

 

So, what do you think? Does this pen have a feminine appearance, a manly one or androgyne? Comments are highly appreciated.

 

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8XR9puoYl60/TOmbIRBb1yI/AAAAAAAAAOE/cO2nBYTdA-4/101121_Hero88_6.jpg

 

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8XR9puoYl60/TOma5lHi35I/AAAAAAAAANk/rxpC21v3YPo/s800/Hero88_0003.jpg

 

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8XR9puoYl60/TOmbHP7cu8I/AAAAAAAAAN4/1zXhRbrdifE/101121_Hero88_3.jpg

 

There is a mistake in the below - the Lamy 2000 was inked with Waterman Havana Brown. My apologies.

 

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8XR9puoYl60/TOma6ZHIT8I/AAAAAAAAANo/mmq50y8V4Eo/s800/Hero88_0004.jpg

Edited November 21, 2010 by brumxi

[redisburning]

while I would say I associate white pens with being feminine, that may not necessarily be true in the pen's country of origin where white means something completely different than it does in the west. Im not certain on that one though, Ill ask a friend later.

[Ernst Bitterman]

It's less of a gender thing than self-possession. You need a big personality to support a pen like that, male or female.

[brumxi]

@ redisburning: thanks, I am very interested what connotation white may have in the East as opposed to cleanliness/purity/virginity in the West.

 

@ Ernst: Insightful comment. I will carry the pen more often now ;-)

[lovemy51]

nice review! i say Macho!!!!

[richardandtracy]

Thanks for the review.

It will be interesting to see how the plating stands up to use after a few months and years of use though. If the gold wears off, the pen will look pretty tatty. However, it does look rather nice as it is.

 

Regards,

 

Richard.

Edited November 23, 2010 by richardandtracy

[OscarWilde]

Thx brumxi for this review and the lovely macro shots.

 

Just curious, is this pen still in your rotation? And what camera did you use for the pics?

[brunico]

It's unisex... now there's a name for a pen...

[Skeet]

Beautiful pen! The styling is like an Egyptian renaissance.