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Hongdian C2: open nib version of the C1
Dan Carmell posted a topic in China, Korea and Others (Far East, Asia)
This new Hongdian C2 (left, with silver trim) arrived today. It’s the open nib version of the C1 and it’s the same size and identical on the outside. It comes in the same spectrum of colors (I think) as the C1, including the more recent stainless steel version, using silver trim rather than black trim. The new C2 cap snaps onto the metal ring at the end of the section, while the C1 uses a clutch ring, so the caps aren’t interchangeable. My preference visually and as a tool is the C1, but if you like the pen body and want anything other than an EF nib, this could be for you. (Sorry for the subpar photos.) -
Review- Hongdian S24 Yinglong (Silver Dragon)
Shanghai Knife Dude posted a topic in China, Korea and Others (Far East, Asia)
Hello Comrade, Pro: I paid CNY 1300 (USD 179 as of the day of posting). USD 180 for a 14K + mostly 925 silver pen, there is no second option available. S2, new Hongdian feed, capable of Low Ink Refill. I just can't stress the importance of this charming feature any more. If by now you still have not being aware of this feature, looked into my older videos. Any reasonable price fountain pen manufactured in the planet Earth 2024 onwards, should by law to be equipped with feature. 35g writing weight, well balanced, comfort in writing. Con: tone difference between cap and barrel, as picture shown. Under real eye sights, the difference is not that prominent (human eye color white balance auto adjustment). nib tip final finishing - below the standard of steel nib from the same maker. But the writing experience is superb. 925 silver delivers zero benefit to a writing instrument in term of its fundamental function as a piece of writing instrument. a small number of production under 300 pieces, although it is not intended to be a limited edition, it is literally rarer than any limited production out there claiming of 888 pieces. In other words, most people will be unable to get hold of it. It is uncommon, it is exquisite and bourgeoises. It is not a pen of people. I do not like that. More pictures there: https://shanghaiknifedude.blogspot.com/2024/07/review-hongdian-s24-yinglong-silver.html -
Ordered but not received are the 321 and A9 at about $10 and $20 USD, respectively. The 321 is a simple hooded nib pen with an interesting clip. The A9 borrows the colors and finish of the N10. Some vendors are selling the A9 for a much higher introductory price, so shop around.
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Hongdian N23 "2023 Year of the Rabbit"
VillersCotterets posted a topic in China, Korea and Others (Far East, Asia)
Appeared a few weeks ago but now available in all four colours and the "long knife" ("nagita togi") nib, not just the EF. -
...um, probably not. Gray Rabbit
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From the album: Size and shape comparisons
I didn't have a loose PenBBS nib handy at the time the photo was taken, but eyeballing one inside a transparent nib housing, its length is in-between that of the HongDian and the Moonman.© A Smug Dill
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Coating on barrel of Hong Dian model 1850 can be damaged
A Smug Dill posted a gallery image in FPN Image Albums
From the album: Chinese pens
The rubbery coating on the barrel of the Hong Dian model 1850 (aka Forest series) can be scratched or worn through to expose the metal beneath it. Shown here is my Birch Forest that I've carelessly damaged by using its pen barrel to push against a metal object trying to nudge the latter aside.© A Smug Dill
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HongDian Black Forest marketing image titled ‘arrangement | black’
A Smug Dill posted a gallery image in FPN Image Albums
From the album: Translated third-party content
Pieces of this endless scroll of marketing images for the HongDian model 1850 that seem to have originated from the manufacturer itself.© Hong Dian
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Endless scroll of Hong Dian model 1850 marketing images (downsized)
A Smug Dill posted a gallery image in FPN Image Albums
From the album: Chinese pens
I found this here, in an AliExpress listing: https://www.aliexpress.com/i/1005001350183144.html, posted in fragments that don't align with the boundaries between the individual marketing images, which look to me to have originated from the manufacturer itself for distributors' and retailers' use. I was hoping that posting this here may make the information on this popular pen easier to read; but, alas, the forum platform's limitations have foiled my intent. Note: The FPN Image Gallery will resize larger/taller images to 1200 pixels in height when you're browsing, and I haven't found a way to get around the limitation. You may have to download (under ’Image Tools’, when you hover over the image panel) the 930kB file, and then open it on your computing device inside a local image viewer application, to see it in its ‘true’ size as I've uploaded it; and that's already been downsized to 480×9910 pixels, where the original images were 790-pixel wide.© Hong Dian
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Available HongDian nib options writing in Lamy T53 Obsidian ink
A Smug Dill posted a gallery image in FPN Image Albums
From the album: Nib comparisons
These were done using the black-coloured steel nibs to suit the HongDian model 1850 Black Forest. I can't tell you whether the performance and differences mirror that in the silver- and blue-coloured nibs for that model. By the way, two things I've since learnt from first-hand experience: the cap on the HongDian model 1850 is not very good at preventing ink evaporation; this holds true for both the Black Forest and Birch Forest variants; and Lamy T53 Obsidian ink is very nasty stuff once dried out in a pen! Originally posted here:© A Smug Dill
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