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This may be too little, too late, but I hate breaking promises, so here's the comparison (and a little more)

 

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1. Diplomat Aero

2. Faber Castell e-motion

3. Pilot VP

4. Namisu Orion

5. Karas Kustoms Ink, V2

6. PenBBS 350

7. Michael's Fatboy Stealth

8. Tuff Writer Precision Press

Lucky! I wanted one of those Fatboy fountain pens, but they don't make them anymore, do they?

 

I have yet to try a Namisu and I've heard good things so it might be an opportunity.

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Its not too late Joseph, I really appreciate your posting this. The emotion is too short for me but otherwise would have been really comfortable. I dont trust the orion section shape to be comfortable but I'll look at their other pens. Do they have any threading issues?

Link to a post about ergonomics I made: http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/343593-which-indian-fountain-pen-would-you-write-a-novel-with/?p=4179072

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Lucky! I wanted one of those Fatboy fountain pens, but they don't make them anymore, do they?

 

I have yet to try a Namisu and I've heard good things so it might be an opportunity.

Yeah, it was pure, luck. I was at a pen show and I passed by a booth where some guys had a table full of random pens. Neither guy really knew what it was.

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Its not too late Joseph, I really appreciate your posting this. The emotion is too short for me but otherwise would have been really comfortable. I dont trust the orion section shape to be comfortable but I'll look at their other pens. Do they have any threading issues?

Glad I could still be of service. I don't have threading issues like I've had with some other pens.

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Unfortunately, the customer service and quality control issues that many people experienced with Namisu's previous Kickstarter campaigns are legion, and attempts to assist them by pointing out the benefits of hiring a customer service representative or selling through trusted retailers are falling on deaf ears - indeed they even seem to be blocking people from raising such concerns on social media. Some of the pens have been good in the past but I would struggle to recommend the company until it gets its house in order.

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