The Pilot Varsity Must Be A Joke

[maverink]

I have put a pilot fine nib in my preppy converted into a eye dropper with a no ring n am happy with the result n ink capacity

[TSherbs]

Varsities have painted nibs hmm I got pilot vdisposable pens with steel nibs no painting whatsoever

my red, blue, and black all came with color-coated nibs and the inks I put in them corroded the coloration off in ugly fashion.

[inkstainedruth]

my red, blue, and black all came with color-coated nibs and the inks I put in them corroded the coloration off in ugly fashion.

Had the same problem with a Platinum Plaisir. Thought that the purple nib with the lavender/purple body was cool.... Boy was I wrong. Not a mistake I'll make again.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[maverink]

well get the pilot vdisposable ink pens with steel nibs

[holgalee]

The Pilot Petit fountain pen uses the same nib as the Varsity, and the material feels nicer to me. It looks less cheap and more asethetically pleasing, and you can convert it to an eyedropper pen too. I also prefer either the Vpen or Petit to Platinum Preppy, there's something about the nail-like nib and other less tangible factors that makes it feel like a very "cold" and boring pen to me.

[maverink]

+1 to the pilot Vpen i put a vpen nib in my preppy and am happy..

Edited July 1, 2014 by maverink

[Tancred]

The Varsity is a cheap, disposable pen, and as such, it works very well. But let's not hype this up - it's just a tool, not a work of art or a collection heirloom. I have pens worth $2,000 in my collection and I don't regret spending that type of money when I get a usable work of art in return.

[Dillo]

my red, blue, and black all came with color-coated nibs and the inks I put in them corroded the coloration off in ugly fashion.

You can't regularly put ink into the Pilot Vpen/Varsity. They come prefilled without paint on the nibs. Are you sure you're not talking about the Platinum Preppy?

 

Dillon

[Green Ink]

I bought one in 2008 for a certain purpose, used it once, put it in a drawer with my art supplies and forgot I had it.

 

Recently, I went through the drawer looking for something else, spotted it among my many markers and pencils, and thought, "What is this?". I uncapped it, was delighted to see it was a fountain pen and started writing with it. No problem, no hesitation, nice line.

 

Wow. So I ordered a Pilot Prera with a fine nib, figuring those Pilot people know what they are doing. (I'm quite happy with the Prera.)

 

Six years in the drawer!

[TSherbs]

You can't regularly put ink into the Pilot Vpen/Varsity. They come prefilled without paint on the nibs. Are you sure you're not talking about the Platinum Preppy?

 

Dillon

yeah, my bad!