Pilot Stella 90s a new pen for 2008 from Pilot

[acolythe]

Pilot Stella 90s

 

First Impressions: I bought this pan because what I saw on eBay it looked very attractive. It was a lovely color of royal blue with a metallic flake lacquer. I had no clear idea of how large the pen was I knew it was a pilot he was a medium and I expected a high quality nib. It came to Canada via Japanese post. Transit time was six days, significantly less than I usually experience when buying pens from the United States. I was surprised at the size of the .when it arrived. Is very close to the size of a Sailor Sapporo. In fact it is just slightly shorter than that pen. It came in the usual pilot plastic clamshell case that accompanies all of the lower level Pilot pens. Seller included a con 20 converter and a pilot ink cartridge.

 

Appearance/fit/finish

9/10. All furnishings were up to Pilot’s usual high standards. I was a little surprised to notice that the metallic Fleck is less obvious than it is in my Pilot Knight. Japan is just slightly shorter than the Sapporo and obviously shorter than the Pilot Knight. It appears to be lacquer over brass so the pen is heavier than the Sapporo. I like the metal bands where the cap joins the body. The top clicks on with a very gentle but solid click. It is a very sensual and tactile connection and it feels like quality. This is more so than on any pen I have owned.

 

Design : 8/10

As noted above this function pen is made of brass. This gives it a little bit of heft and it feels like a quality pen. Its length is a bit short for writing unposted was my hands are small it’s no problem. I think the mail with average sized hands would need to post the. Posted it feels very well balanced. It is a bit narrower than my preference and after 15 minutes or so of writing my hand begins to fatigue.

 

Nib: and they have has a white gold 14 karat Pilot number three medium. This snippet is slightly smaller than that on the Sapporo but otherwise is very similar. Why was a rigid they have it does feel a little softer than the Sapporo and even though this is sacrilege I believe it is just as smooth as my Sapporo. Deluded itself is almost as wide as a western medium and definitely whiter than the Pilot Knight and wider than the Sapporo medium. Only is nicely wet more so than my Custom 843. Unfortunately I don’t know what to feed is made of and I did not try to screw out the nib. This may be my favorite nib on all my pens. I like my other pilots and I like the fine Platinum 3776 and the Platinum P-L-T 5000. The latter two for their slight tooth. I would like to try one of these pens in a fine.

9/10

 

Filing System:

This is the usual cartridge converter. I like the system however because I can fill it with a syringe and get the last ink out of a bottle. It’s less messy and I can even mix colors in the converter. I do understand the attraction for piston fillers and I was able to empty this pen in a day of rather light writing.

 

 

Cost: at about 100 US dollars it is a reasonable price. If you compare it with the pilot light which has a more glittering metallic finish is slightly larger and has a steel nib that is almost as smooth it doesn’t look like such a good deal. My eBay purchase for one half MRSP was a great value and the seller provided fabulous service.

 

Overall 8/10 ( does any pen deserve 10 ?)

The pilot light is a better value by think this pan easily rivals the Sapporo. It costs a little west of the Sapporo also. I am now excited to try a Pilot Cavalier and a Grance.

 

The line the pen lays down is slightly narrower than seen here. I mixed my own version of periwinkle and it feathers a little.

 

 

http://s309.photobucket.com/albums/kk391/acolythe/ here are the pix

Edited July 1, 2008 by acolythe

[Deirdre]

I actually really like Pilot's #3 14k nib.

[waterpen]

Thanks for the review and the comparison to the Pilot Knight.