I'm far from an expert on fountain pens so it'll be brief and it will only be my opinion. The Hero is a copy of the iconic Parker 51. I've never owned a Parker 51 so I can't make a comparision.
The Hero is a nicely balanced pen that feels pretty good in the hand. The nib is very stiff but it flows very well. It is a very fine nib but that's OK by me. I tried it against my Cross Titanium Fountain pen and the Hero can keep up with fast writing better than the Cross so I find it better to use in the real world at work. The only criticism I have of the pen is that it doesn't hold enough ink. I seem to be filling it far too often and unless you are very organised it can run out when you least want it too. They are cheap enough though so I guess you could carry a second one so you can swap them over if want to.
If you are thinking of getting a fountain pen for the first time then I highly recommend one of these. If you like it, then you can move up to something more expensive. If you don't, then your intial outlay was quite small.
The Hero is a nicely balanced pen that feels pretty good in the hand. The nib is very stiff but it flows very well. It is a very fine nib but that's OK by me. I tried it against my Cross Titanium Fountain pen and the Hero can keep up with fast writing better than the Cross so I find it better to use in the real world at work. The only criticism I have of the pen is that it doesn't hold enough ink. I seem to be filling it far too often and unless you are very organised it can run out when you least want it too. They are cheap enough though so I guess you could carry a second one so you can swap them over if want to.
If you are thinking of getting a fountain pen for the first time then I highly recommend one of these. If you like it, then you can move up to something more expensive. If you don't, then your intial outlay was quite small.
