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Here is a review of a fine little writer I picked up a few weeks ago: Introducing the Hero 88. I was

looking for a small throw around FP for use in my Allan's journal. So far, I love this pen. It is

quite small, fitting nicely in my bag's pocket and is alway shandy. The design is interesting. The cap is

nearly the same length as the body, so for proper balance, you must "post" it. I put post in

quotation marks, as really the pen is designed to work this way. It actually feels quite

substantial for its size. Much more so than any of the other chinese pens I have tried.

The nib is very fine, like most chinese pens and surprisingly smooth. HOwever, I have found that for the best writing

you have to keep the angle in that "sweet spot". Also, this pen tends to dry out

relatively quickly, at least compared my other pens. You can leave it uncapped

for 30 seconds, but a minute could be pushing it.

 

 

Attached are two images for size comparisons one capped on top of my Allan's journal

and the other posted next to a Rhodia 5x5 no 11 (that means it is 7.4 x 10.5cm or 2.9 x 4.1 in).

The ink I use it the Abraxas light grey, as I find it behaves well in this pen and looks great in my

journal.

 

 

 

 

 

http://lh6.ggpht.com/mathmarc424/SLMua3JnfGI/AAAAAAAAABM/RYGX8fAfAo0/s144/PenJournal.png

 

 

 

http://lh5.ggpht.com/mathmarc424/SLMubFzxKeI/AAAAAAAAABU/imvaIBZueZg/s144/PenRhodia.png

 

 

 

 

 

Overall, I would recommend this pen for anyone looking for a 15$ writer. I do caution that one should

write with it first. I saw quite a few before I chose this one.

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I will take some more pics tomorrow. This is a big cap. The cap is the size of the pen. Also, I say it is a hero 88,

as that is what is written on the cap. I could be mistaken.

 

HELLO

A FEW MONTHS AGO, I POSTED A REPLY TO SOMEONE'S QUESTION RE. "BOOTLEG" CHINESE BRAND PENS. YES, THEY DO EXIST AND THIS "HERO 88" IS (I FEAR) ONE OF THEM. I THINK IT'S A VERY COOL "LONG-SHORT" (TUCKAWAY?) DESIGN. THAT'S WHY I BOUGHT THE LAST 15 PIECES AVAILABLE (LONG OUT OF PRODUCTION) FROM A SH JOBBER, AND SENT THEM TO "CASTLE IN THE AIR". I'M PRETTY SURE I EXPRESSED MY DOUBTS TO CASTLE' AT THAT TIME BUT IT APPEARS THAT DIDN'T SINK IN. SORRY FOR THE MIX-UP. IF THIS HERO'S FEET OF CLAY CAUSE ANY CUSTOMERS TO REGRET THEIR PURCHASE, CASTLE IN THE AIR WILL MAKE GOOD ON IT.

MOMPUS

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