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New & 1St Rangas - Model 8 & 3 (1St Impression)


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So, my rangas are here. Happy days.

Both rangas are eyedropper with 35mm ambitious nib.

Model 8(skinny one) is a black matte/bakul

Model 3(duofoldish) is a black polish

Same lengthish around 15.4cm

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Love the packaging. Cloth wrapping with handwritten address.

Feels like a gift from a time ago.

 

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Good protective box. Great for transportation, but if i'll be honest here, a plain simple box might look and feel better.

But for the price all inclusive, I'm not gonna complain.

 

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The main dish. WOAH. A free fellowship pen. Also this free pen looks completely useable also very well made. This is going above and beyond. :thumbup: Nice one Ranga.

 

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Ranga Model 3 Lovely

 

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I've been playing with this pen for the last couple of days. The Model 8 is dryer that the Model 3. No big deal, probably down to doing some nib adjustment which i'm happy to. The Model 8(skinny one) feels very elegant. Its small girth makes me feel in control of the stroke(no puns here). I love the Bakul finish. No oily feeling. Feels like a wooden pen which is brilliant. I think what can be improved, is the small very noticable gap in the cap where the clip is inserted.

 

Model 3(duofold ish) I think this might be my favourite pen. I absolutely love the fact that is so plain. I have nondescript pens like the Namisu nova and the tactile turn gist. But this just looks and feels great in a sort of down to earth simplicity way. Because of its size, slightly larger. It feels like a rod, a light wooden rod(its ebonite). A brush with a stiff point to put down your ideas, however you like. No logos and I love pens like that. It becomes 'mine', a tool that will embody my character. I'm not in love with the ledge where the pen ends and the nib start. Maybe it'll grow on me. Also I dont think the breather hole in the cap is necessary. It shows the drill mark which can be buffed out.

 

Also I asked Ranga to reduce the turn needed to open/close the cap. 1 and a half. All in all, Ranga, fantastic job. More than reasonable price for 2 fantastic pens with minor customisation(Got it in the group buy). To get a pen with this kind of simplicity(no embellishment, no shiny cap band ) in 2016, you need to turn to japanese manufactures or custom pen makers, the simpler it gets the more expensive it becomes, the irony.

 

I'm seriously considering another ranga model 3.

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So, my rangas are here. Happy days.

Both rangas are eyedropper with 35mm ambitious nib.

Model 8(skinny one) is a black matte/bakul

Model 3(duofoldish) is a black polish

Same lengthish around 15.4cm

attachicon.gifIMG_1319-small.JPG

Love the packaging. Cloth wrapping with handwritten address.

Feels like a gift from a time ago.

 

attachicon.gifIMG_1322-small.jpeg

 

Good protective box. Great for transportation, but if i'll be honest here, a plain simple box might look and feel better.

But for the price all inclusive, I'm not gonna complain.

 

attachicon.gifIMG_1323-small.JPG

 

The main dish. WOAH. A free fellowship pen. Also this free pen looks completely useable also very well made. This is going above and beyond. :thumbup: Nice one Ranga.

 

attachicon.gifIMG_1329-small.JPG

 

Ranga Model 3 Lovely

 

attachicon.gifIMG_1382-small.JPG

 

I've been playing with this pen for the last couple of days. The Model 8 is dryer that the Model 3. No big deal, probably down to doing some nib adjustment which i'm happy to. The Model 8(skinny one) feels very elegant. Its small girth makes me feel in control of the stroke(no puns here). I love the Bakul finish. No oily feeling. Feels like a wooden pen which is brilliant. I think what can be improved, is the small very noticable gap in the cap where the clip is inserted.

 

Model 3(duofold ish) I think this might be my favourite pen. I absolutely love the fact that is so plain. I have nondescript pens like the Namisu nova and the tactile turn gist. But this just looks and feels great in a sort of down to earth simplicity way. Because of its size, slightly larger. It feels like a rod, a light wooden rod(its ebonite). A brush with a stiff point to put down your ideas, however you like. No logos and I love pens like that. It becomes 'mine', a tool that will embody my character. I'm not in love with the ledge where the pen ends and the nib start. Maybe it'll grow on me. Also I dont think the breather hole in the cap is necessary. It shows the drill mark which can be buffed out.

 

Also I asked Ranga to reduce the turn needed to open/close the cap. 1 and a half. All in all, Ranga, fantastic job. More than reasonable price for 2 fantastic pens with minor customisation(Got it in the group buy). To get a pen with this kind of simplicity(no embellishment, no shiny cap band ) in 2016, you need to turn to japanese manufactures or custom pen makers, the simpler it gets the more expensive it becomes, the irony.

 

I'm seriously considering another ranga model 3.

Thanks for your review and pictures Sir . Glad that you like the pen. The gap between Cap and Cap jewel is the expected design of Model 8 because of the nature of the clip.

 

Regards,

Kandan.M.P

Ranga Pen Company

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