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How long did the ink take to fill the feeder to the nib? I just got one of these with the demonstrator model and filled it over 8 hours ago on July 6, 2024 and still no ink. Upside down, on its side, opened it up to let air get in and filled it a little more. Uncapped as well when it is on the side. Please tell me how to get the ink through to the nib. Or what am I doing wrong? 🎉

I so want one, but need B or BB.

That inconsistent magnetic cap closing is an issue to me…

Barrel too skinny, nib too small, too heavy should be resin not steel. Fail!!

I have the same issues with this the Liliput that you have. I'm having problem with the pen writing as well. Do you have a video showing how to use a micromesh to adjust the nib?

Bacanas apresentação da lapiseira gold da kaweco 0.5mm

As a pen collector for the last 35 years, I recently bought the Diplomat Excellence A2 and have no hesitation in saying it is one of the best, if not the best, overall. I have almost every make - Sheaffers, Mont Blancs, Cross (many), Waterman, Parker. But this one is great.

does it fit in the front jeans pocket?

Thank you for recommending the OTHO refill for my Lx ballpoint as well. The feel of the lx just felt awful to me. I've used roller ball refills when ballpoint refills skip and I do not like the feel. What I did not consider was the spring work around the way you did it. I put the spring in the front if the roller ball refill is smaller than the ballpoint. When it's bigger I will try your method. I am not a lamy pen except for pico.....G

Es hexagonal. Seis lados, no ocho

I wrongly assumed that the 845 would have a softer nib than the 823! That alone made me change my mind and I think I'll get a 823 instead! Thank you for saving me almost 300 euros :D Oh, I subscribed to your channel of course!

Exceptionally helpful.

I don't know if it's me, or just a weird malediction, but i bought this pen few monts ago, and i used it for 2-3 months to take note in my university. (btw i'm french, i bought this for around 60€) So, it was at first very good, except the fact that it's really thin, writing well, pretty smooth with a F nib, i was happy But, when i started to write a lot, my black ink got.. Very insipid, clear, not black anymore (i used to write with montblanc black ink at first, then waterman black ink, and the issue was the same with both inks), so i think it's because of the pen, which doesn't let enough ink flow to the nib when you write for a long moment and quickly. Then, the threads of the main piece of the pen (the thing you unscrew to change the ink) broke, (weird because i wasn't to brutal, this pen cost me a lot of money..) Not a great quality of materials... Idk, maybe it's just a lack of luck, and a specially bad model, but this was not a good pen for the price for me. I think it's cool if u use it without writing too quickly and a loooottt everyday like me Then i bought a waterman allure, the experience of writing is a little bit less pleasant, but seems more solid, (but same problem with the ink flow, the ink trhough my writing goes from a black to a grey or weird clear black..)

to get rid of the smell, cure it under UVA light with a wavelenght of 360-405 nm. Lami safari doenst have an ultra flex nib, npw does it, dont compare appels to oranges-

I’m a lefty over writer…. I’ve been using fountain pens for a year now. I don’t think a lefty nib will make a difference. Currently I’m using a pilot vanishing point and majohn a1. I love writing and sketching with those !

Great video thank you! I've been using Lamy FP's since I was in 2nd grade and I'm 60 now! I think (purely personal) the gold nib is a great writer, but honestly with the advance in metallurgy these days it really does make that much of a difference! Of course ecstatically it looks and feels great but as far as writing it does not make that much of a difference as you said, a little bouncier and I'm a leftie as well. On the other hand, I've used Pelican, Pilot, Sailor, Platinum Parker, and a few other brands and always, always come back to my holy grail Lamy. Now that the company is bought a Japanese firm we have to see if the legacy continues. Thank you for all you do! Cheers

I would also add that if you don't like the pencils Faber-Castell makes for these, you can just use regular pencils as well. They will fit perfectly if they are about 8mm in diameter (just like the ones these come with). A Palomino Blackwing with a silver colored end looks really great with this cap, for example!

Hi Michael, thanks for this great and informative review. All the best, Michael

5:10 leg or something like that.. 😂

Very good video. The 146 is much more balanced than the 149. I have both but most of time I use the 146 M nib.

Which nibs do you recommend with the least flex, bit are still smooth on the paper?

How’s the wood not slippery? I thought both have lacquer coating. I imagine if the wood is not coated it would age and crack very quickly

I wanted to get a fountain pen, but their so many people out there that say fountains and roller ball pens aren't for lefties. I may give it another glance

Wonderful video! How long was the little spring you used to fit the Ohto refill? I want to do the same thing, and am curious how much you cut it

Thank you for showcasing these pens and the explanation.

Are you German food review ?

I own both a Guilloche Rhodium M and a Classic Anello Ivory F. Although the Classic is a larger pen, I grew up using straight stick pens in school in the late fifties and the length, when posted, of the Classic gives me that nostalgic feel of the pens I cut my teeth with. I use J. Herbin Shogun shimmering grey in the Guilloche and J. Herbin Kyanite du Nepal shimmering blue in the Classic Anello. I carry three pens with me daily; I own 9, and third that goes everywhere is a Pelikan 805 which is filled with J. Herbin Fuchsia de Magellan which is supposed to be a shimmering pink but is more like a Pilot Momiji, a shimmering Momiji if you allow me the license. My favourite pen is the GvFC Classic Anello as it feels the most natural in my hands. My other pens are Lamy Studio 14K, Platinum 3776 Century 14K, a vintage DuoFold 14K, and a selection of steel nibbed FC and Lamy. In those pens I use non-shimmering J. Herbin inks and one with Diamine Imperial Blue. If you started with long straight pens, the Classic GvFC is the most perfect match to the writing style you developed when a novice. My next investment is a Classic Broad which I will use for hand lettering technical drawings. I still use a track drafter instead of AutoCAD.

You must have a little brain to spend hundred of $ on a pencil when a $2 does the same job. What are you spending the extra hundred $ for? Your ego?

medium nib sailor looks like extrafine pelikan when writing

With some Micron paper some brass shims shrimps and an X-Acto Knife I can turn a standard kaweco nib into a premium nib, but better because it won't be stiffer

Thank you for the great review!🫶

I know this is an old video reviews but I still wanted to write about my experience. I have a liliput in fireblue with a fine nib and I love it. I use it unposted as I am a woman with tiny hands; both the thickness and length of this pen fit my hand perfectly. Mine came with a perfectly working nib out of the box, no writing issues whatsoever.

Just got mine with the demonstrator body and absolutely love it!

Marlen gives impressive performance with smooth and fine writing balance. One of the high quality (among 200 pens ever used) steel nib fountain pens ever used.

This is a very pretty pen - and a very useful video description. I think, however, that the lack of ink window is a major drawback. I find the Pelikans I have bought without transparency of body or ink windows rather irritating to use, as it is impossible to know when the ink is running out. So I think the Momento Zero Grande 2.0 must be a better option. It is a pity the Sand version does not appear to be available in the MZ 2.0 range.

Happy to see a new video.I hope all is well.

This vs Aurora 88?

horrible paper xD

Thanks! I will keep doing this. Just maybe not as frequent as some years ago ☺️

Glad to see you posting videos again

I must have watched a ton of tedious unboxing videos for the 845, which I've had my eye on for awile, but none of them showed how the pen acually performs. I have the 823 and as a fine-line writer I've been trying to find out how the urushi 845 compares with the 823 in that regard. To actually see a writing sample of the two, and with fine nibs no less, is a lucky happenstance for me and incredibly helpful. Urushi 845, here I come!

I think the original edition was better. The eraser was under the cap where the sharpener is now and the cap had a sliding ring to grip the cap to the pencil. It could be replaced by unscrewing the old one and adding a new one just like the new design, but I think they are different diameters.

I bought an AL-Star with an LH nib years ago. Total waste of money for me! I don't get along the triangular grip section and prefer round sections by far. I reach for Japanese EF to MF/FM nibs predominantly, but Pilot's WA nib is possibly the most forgiving nib I've ever used. Ink and paper also play a role. I stay away from heavily coated paper.

As a leftie that desperately struggles with trying to figure out a pen that works for me I absolutely love the amount if thought and experience put i to this issue. Writing works best with pull motions, and if I use a "proper" grip that means Im pushing into the paper where a normal pen catches the paper and literally rips paper sometimes.

I’m an architect and I use pencils all the time (I’m from the generation that developed their ideas with a pencil and paper, not digitally); I have a habit of carrying a pencil with me everywhere and for me, this Perfect Pencil is indeed perfect! Clips into my shirt pocket and goes everywhere. In fact I’ve liked it so much, I’ve also picked up the rose gold and the sepia versions, both amazingly beautiful. Great review, covers everything about the pencil, both pros and cons!

This is an excellent detailed review - good job ! 😀

I have a passport TN that I use the original Midori notebook along with an undated daily planner from Walmart. I like the TN cover because it fits easily into my scrub pocket.

I did write from right to left, like Leonardo Da Vinci for a while. Most people can't read my notes without looking it with a mirror. I'm an inventor, it makes my inventions a little more secrets!

Is the pen’s body made of metal ?

We are shown thee worst handwriting with this BMW of fountain pens 🖋️