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A short review at Chronicas Estilograficas LINK.

Bruno Taut also compares the Urushi with the Custom 743, 823, 845 and the entry level Namiki Yukari.

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A Custom Urushi pen recently sold used at Kingdom Note for more than the brand new price and it wasn't even in the top two quality rankings!

 

 

Yep, 845s are urushi pens.

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Custom Urushi is a bit juicy for me. It has a soft, juicy and smooth nib. Much better than current MB 149 nib IMO.

But if you write slowly, it's way too wet and feathering will be an issue.

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Very interesting! I always thought that the 845 would not be coated with Urushi.

They are "Kinda" urushi. The cap and body are covered with urushi but the end caps and the band at the lip of the cap and the section are just plastic.

 

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It would be very tempting if Namiki came out with an all-urushi large pen with flat ends, but that's not likely, so I guess this is the next best thing. It's a good thing for my wallet that the Custom Urushi is so hard to find. Perhaps Tokyo Pen Shop Quill can do a deal with them.

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→ Custom Urushi is so hard to find

 

2 days ago, I saw it at Itoya in Tokyo. You could call them. 😁

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I saw these pens at Itoya's main branch and at the stationary department at Takashimaya in Ginza. They're huge. I didn't know what I was looking for...I'd never seen a Custom 845 but I didn't think they were that big or that expensive. I looked over a few pens and there was the 845. I grabbed a Pilot catalog and that's where I found the name of this one- Pilot Custom Urushi is how it's listed in the catalog. I think the price was 80,000 or 88,000 yen, or about $715-785. Not a bad deal when compared to a Pelikan M1000 or Montblanc 149. It's a big, chunky pen with good proportions. Definitely looks beefier than an 845.

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You forgot the tax.

 

Pilot Custom 845 54000 Yen

Pilot Custom Urushi 95040 Yen

Montblanc 149 close to 100000 Yen

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A Japanese equivalent to MB 149/Pelikan 1000. Beautiful chunky pens.

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A Japanese equivalent to MB 149/Pelikan 1000. Beautiful chunky pens.

The Custom Urushi would be larger than a MB149; the nib clearly at #30 would be larger and looks grand. It definitely is a desirable pen and for people who prefer large pens this would be a good one. Look at the KSMN site for the pictures (sorry not able to post those pictures presently).

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Looks like a lovely pen

 

Here are a few more links I found comparing the Custom Urushi to the MB 149

 

 

http://pelikan.livedoor.biz/archives/52186388.html

 

http://pelikan.livedoor.biz/archives/52186443.html

 

http://pelikan.livedoor.biz/archives/52186482.html

 

http://blog.livedoor.jp/pennino/archives/67423268.html

 

Any leads on how this pen can be purchased from outside Japan?

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I always welcome new additions to a company's lineup, particularly unique ones. This one seems unique at least in terms of its impressive size.

 

I'm a little bitter, however, because the Custom Urushi has resulted in a production backlog for vermillion 845s, one of which has my name on it haha! According to the notice on Tokyo Pen Shop Quill's website, Pilot also plans to produce a vermillion Custom Urushi model. I wonder how popular that color will be in the larger format?

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I always welcome new additions to a company's lineup, particularly unique ones. This one seems unique at least in terms of its impressive size.

 

I'm a little bitter, however, because the Custom Urushi has resulted in a production backlog for vermillion 845s, one of which has my name on it haha! According to the notice on Tokyo Pen Shop Quill's website, Pilot also plans to produce a vermillion Custom Urushi model. I wonder how popular that color will be in the larger format?

 

I suspect it will be quite popular, especially if TPSQ is able to obtain custom nibs like the ones they offer for the 845.

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> vermillion Custom Urushi model

Note to myself: stop buying other pens, save money. Guess, the price will pass the 100'000 Yen.

 

By the way, here is the message indicated by sugna (see bottom of the page): LINK

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