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The eBay title is Parallel Calligraphy Fountain Pen Gothic Arabic Italic 0.7 1.1 1.9 2.5 2.9mm

 

These pens are $2.39 including shipping and are a great buy. They are designed to look like the Lamy AlStar which is a problem because this would appear to be a violation of intellectual properties of Lamy and that name would look like a violation of Pilot's name of the Parallel pen. These pens look like the Jinhao pens which are knockoffs of the Lamys (see the discussion above). Let's be clear, the nibs on these pens are NOTHING like the Lamy Al-Star or the Pilot Parallel.

 

 

http://heismylawyer.com/2018-2/2018-05/slides/Italic_Pens.jpghttp://heismylawyer.com/2018-2/2018-05/slides/Italic_Pens_Parts.jpg

 

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More of the eBay pictures.

Did I mention $2.39?

http://heismylawyer.com/2018-2/2018-05/slides/Italic_Pens_Compare.jpg

http://heismylawyer.com/2018-2/2018-05/slides/Italic_Pens_Nibs.jpghttp://heismylawyer.com/2018-2/2018-05/slides/Italic_Pens_More.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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And here they are in use.

 

http://heismylawyer.com/2018-2/2018-05/slides/Stubs-Compared.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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These pens are perfect for difficult to use inks like the Noodler's Russian series.

 

http://heismylawyer.com/2018-2/2018-05/slides/Stubs-Compared_2.jpg

 

 

http://heismylawyer.com/2018-2/2018-05/slides/2018-05-20_Ink_1.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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I have enjoyed the pens.

 

http://heismylawyer.com/2018-2/2018-05/slides/2018-05-20_Ink_2.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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The finest of the nibs.

 

http://heismylawyer.com/2018-2/2018-05/slides/2018-05-20_Ink_6.jpg

 

The next size up.

 

http://heismylawyer.com/2018-2/2018-05/slides/2018-05-20_Ink_9.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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The 1.5

 

http://heismylawyer.com/2018-2/2018-05/slides/2018-05-20_Ink_16.jpg

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The 1.9.

 

http://heismylawyer.com/2018-2/2018-05/slides/2018-05-20_Ink_14.jpg

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The 2.5

 

http://heismylawyer.com/2018-2/2018-05/slides/2018-05-20_Ink_4.jpg

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The 2.9

 

http://heismylawyer.com/2018-2/2018-05/slides/2018-05-20_Ink_21.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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http://heismylawyer.com/2018-2/2018-05/slides/Stubs-Compared_3.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The .7mm tip looks like a regular round tip? Am I seeing that correctly? The 1.1 and 1.5 look interesting.

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Though it is hard to see, all of the sizes have stub nibs not round but they are really nice writers for the price. The 0.7 isn't as sharp, but for a stub it is really smooth.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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I agree, these nibs are good to try stub nibs. Out of the box mine (0.7 and 1.1) were dry and showed a lot of hard starts.

After I've opened the tines a bit, they showed less hard starts, but my Lamy 1.5 stub nib also has hard starts so I consider it a common issue and move on. (Actually now that I think about it, my Pluminix stub nibs don't show any hard starts, maybe it's not that common an issue...)

By the way, my 0.7 nib is round-tipped, has the sphere tipping material and zero line variation. Since these are generic nibs, I may have gotten a wrongly printed nib. But the 1.1 is nice.

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....a 2.9!

Sounds like more of a paint brush! And then I think of the Speedball dip nibs, the largest sizes and the "steel brushes" fro Sppedball also

 

And, for the price they are certainly acceptable. In fact, I kind of like the idea of dedicating individual pens to those crazy inks likew BSB!

Thanks for the review/information.

“Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today, because if you do it today and like it, you can do again tomorrow!”

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....a 2.9!

I was also shocked by the 2.9mm nib!

It would do a great job in displaying all the characteristics of an ink that aren't readily visible with a round-tipped nib.

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Though it is hard to see, all of the sizes have stub nibs not round but they are really nice writers for the price. The 0.7 isn't as sharp, but for a stub it is really smooth.

 

 

I agree, these nibs are good to try stub nibs. Out of the box mine (0.7 and 1.1) were dry and showed a lot of hard starts.

After I've opened the tines a bit, they showed less hard starts, but my Lamy 1.5 stub nib also has hard starts so I consider it a common issue and move on. (Actually now that I think about it, my Pluminix stub nibs don't show any hard starts, maybe it's not that common an issue...)

By the way, my 0.7 nib is round-tipped, has the sphere tipping material and zero line variation. Since these are generic nibs, I may have gotten a wrongly printed nib. But the 1.1 is nice.

 

 

Okay, having looked at it again, that 0.7 can't be a stub but it's quite nice.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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~ The pencil-like ink in post #6 is remarkably pencil-like.



Thank you for posting these images.



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~ The pencil-like ink in post #6 is remarkably pencil-like.

Thank you for posting these images.

Tom K.

 

Tom, if you are looking for a pencil like ink that is waterproof, Frankfurt is it.

 

http://heismylawyer.com/2018-2/2018-05/slides/Frankfurt-Pencil.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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