Sailor Stormy Sea 1911L

[EDR1633]

Great looking pen for sure. However, upon closer inspection I am seeing issues that are commonly associated with injection molded plastic... as if the plastic had not properly and evenly cooled in the mold. Basically looks like alternating patterns of dark and light blue, particularly pronounced at the ends of each section of the pen.

 

I also see this on the 1911S I have, also Stormy Sea (mistaken purchase that will get returned soon).

 

Not sure I'm really concerned with it... but I think this can lead to weakness in the structure of the barrel and cap.

 

Not sure what I'm looking for out of this post. Perhaps others have seen this on their pens, regardless of brand?

[NinthSphere]

It's standard Sailor. Look at any of the metallic or sparkly colors of Sailor pens & it will be variably visible.

[KBeezie]

Same thing shows with the summer version of the Four Seasons Pro Gear slim models. It's primarily an aesthetics issue for some people won't be a structural issue.

[Olya]

All pens with metallic finish have "irregularities" (more like swirls and the like) on the barrel, the caps etc all have a regular "perfect" finish. This is deliberate.

 

ETA See this thread for reference https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/298625-issue-with-plastic-on-sailor-sapporo-manyou-green/

Edited December 2, 2018 by Olya

[EDR1633]

Good thread Olya thankyou.

 

I am still convinced this is a defect in their manufacturing, even if Sailor themselves state otherwise. If this was intentional, I would hope that the swirls would be more consistent. This looks more like plastic of different temperature and density cooling at the ends of the mold. Ah well. If structurally okay and if consistent across their entire product line, it shouldn't hurt the value of the pen.

[KBeezie]

Good thread Olya thankyou.

 

I am still convinced this is a defect in their manufacturing, even if Sailor themselves state otherwise. If this was intentional, I would hope that the swirls would be more consistent. This looks more like plastic of different temperature and density cooling at the ends of the mold. Ah well. If structurally okay and if consistent across their entire product line, it shouldn't hurt the value of the pen.

 

If it is, then it's them saying "It's not a defect, it's a random feature"

[Bo Bo Olson]

The Japanese are into not quite patterns.....see their rock gardens. In some one must imagine waves, and islands.............it's not quite symmetrical, nor is the barrel of that pen.

Art and common sense has had less to do with each other, than it use to be, and that is a foreign culture.

[challer61]

Good thread Olya thankyou.

 

I am still convinced this is a defect in their manufacturing, even if Sailor themselves state otherwise. If this was intentional, I would hope that the swirls would be more consistent. This looks more like plastic of different temperature and density cooling at the ends of the mold. Ah well. If structurally okay and if consistent across their entire product line, it shouldn't hurt the value of the pen.

 

Can't make the swirls more consistent. The base and "swirl" resin pellets are put in the same hopper/dryer and the swirls are random. Attempts to make it regular would make is a single color.

[jmccarty3]

My Stormy Sea 1911L with medium nib arrived today, along with lots of other goodies from Goldspot as part of their Black Friday sale. Included was a bottle of Sailor Sky High, which is about as perfect a match for this pen as can be imagined. I can see what the OP is talking about if the pen is examined under very strong light, but I don't find it objectionable at all. The nib is quite smooth, but still with that Sailor pencil-like feedback that is so characteristic. It wrote perfectly out of the box. This will be a great pen for all of my Parker Penman Sapphire lookalikes.