Wing Sung 860 "Camel"

[tisfortorrey]

Hey all,

 

So, in perusing cutepens.com, I came across this rather cute pen (no pun intended) by Wing Sung called the "Camel." I tried searching through the forums for any info or reviews of this pen, but no luck. Has anyone here heard of, seen, or used this pen, and if so, can you give me any information, opinions, etc. about it? For $10 and three cute colors, I figure I can't go wrong, but I like to do my homework before any purchase :]

 

Here's a picture of the pen in all three colors. It seems to have a hooded nib, which I think looks quite cool and doesn't seem to be found on too many other pens (especially in that price range, except for Hero).

 

http://www.cutepens.com/wingsung/winsungcamel/camelmain.JPG

 

Thanks in advance, my wonderful FPNers!

Edited June 15, 2008 by tisfortorrey

[hari317]

I have not used this pen, but from the photo it looks like a standard chinese hooded nib assembly which are reasonably good. I would like to draw your attention to the smooth metallic grip of the pen, I am not sure if this will be convienient for extended writing sessions. Heros 329, 616 etc come with hooded nibs with plastic gripping sections which are very comfortable, YMMV.

 

Best,

Hari

 

 

 

Has anyone here heard of, seen, or used this pen, and if so, can you give me any information, opinions, etc. about it? For $10 and three cute colors, I figure I can't go wrong, but I like to do my homework before any purchase :]

 

[shadowsforbars]

My understanding is that Wing Sung pens have not been made for a year or so. These would therefore be old stock being sold off, perhaps for less than the previous asking price.

[SallyLyn]

Year + ago I got "a lot" of pens from CutePens when they had an eBay store. These were a bit shop or drawer scuffed pens, and at a reduced price for the bunch. One pen was the WS 860 Camel. Mine is kind of a light Blue. Pen writes very well! On mine the cap goes on with a kind of a snap and comes off the same with a bit of a pull. I find it a bit irritating as I often recap my pen when I pause my writing. It just requires a bit more effort... a push or a pull. Also as mentioned above, the grip is metal, and my fingers have a tendency to slide.

 

The pen writes quite well, but don't know I would rush out and get another.

[tisfortorrey]

Year + ago I got "a lot" of pens from CutePens when they had an eBay store. These were a bit shop or drawer scuffed pens, and at a reduced price for the bunch. One pen was the WS 860 Camel. Mine is kind of a light Blue. Pen writes very well! On mine the cap goes on with a kind of a snap and comes off the same with a bit of a pull. I find it a bit irritating as I often recap my pen when I pause my writing. It just requires a bit more effort... a push or a pull. Also as mentioned above, the grip is metal, and my fingers have a tendency to slide.

 

The pen writes quite well, but don't know I would rush out and get another.

 

Thanks, this is really helpful to know! Also, I'm glad to find out that your pen is blue, because the site calls it "grey" even though it looks blue to me.