This finally came in yesterday. Been wanting to try it for a long time because it's an accountant's pen, and I like extra-fine nibs.
The pen is slender, and has a pleasing heft. The cap snaps into place rather than slips on. The converter is a slide type and looks built-in.
Filled it with Noodler's Black. The converter doesn't seem to hold all that much due to the type and slenderness of the pen. That said, it felt more robust than I expected.
The line width was more than I expected, too. The Metropolitan Extra Fine and Platinum Preppy 0.2 mm have finer lines. The line is finer than a Sheaffer Fine Point, but not nearly as fine as I was hoping for. It writes on the wet side, and is smooth. This is possibly one of the smoothest writing fountain pens I own.
The metal grip is smooth. It's so smooth that it was a tad uncomfortable to me. Note this is why I use a Zebra 701 as EDC now instead of my stainless steel Parker Jotter, so I wouldn't call this a fault of the pen.
The Hero 9296 is a hooded nib design. May have seen a slight give at the nib when I started writing with it. OTOH, we're not supposed to press down on a fountain pen. That was the only time I thought I noticed it.
Used it in my journal last night. Not bad, and will likely use it for journaling as the notion strikes. Too bad it didn't write as fine as I'd hoped, but I have 0.38 mm gel pens that fill that task.
The pen is slender, and has a pleasing heft. The cap snaps into place rather than slips on. The converter is a slide type and looks built-in.
Filled it with Noodler's Black. The converter doesn't seem to hold all that much due to the type and slenderness of the pen. That said, it felt more robust than I expected.
The line width was more than I expected, too. The Metropolitan Extra Fine and Platinum Preppy 0.2 mm have finer lines. The line is finer than a Sheaffer Fine Point, but not nearly as fine as I was hoping for. It writes on the wet side, and is smooth. This is possibly one of the smoothest writing fountain pens I own.
The metal grip is smooth. It's so smooth that it was a tad uncomfortable to me. Note this is why I use a Zebra 701 as EDC now instead of my stainless steel Parker Jotter, so I wouldn't call this a fault of the pen.
The Hero 9296 is a hooded nib design. May have seen a slight give at the nib when I started writing with it. OTOH, we're not supposed to press down on a fountain pen. That was the only time I thought I noticed it.
Used it in my journal last night. Not bad, and will likely use it for journaling as the notion strikes. Too bad it didn't write as fine as I'd hoped, but I have 0.38 mm gel pens that fill that task.
