Comparison of pilot capless and the clones
Comparison of pilot capless and the clones
Hey,
We've recently been discussing the capless clones. Doodlebud just made a video comparing the real deal with the clones.
Interesting to see the minute cutting of corners on the Jinhao.
For the trivial difference in price, I think I won't be in a big rush to pick up a Jinhao just for the sake of completeness and I'll stick to my Majohn.
I also just noticed that Majohn also released a clone of the Pilot Vanishing Point LS, which they're calling the "A3." I may have to check one of those out at some point.
Yeah, there's no real need to get the jinhao if you have the a1 IMHO.
I don't like the style of the A3 personally.
There's also the A2, which is a slight revision of the A1 using a plastic barrell.
The A2 mimics the faceted art deco style of the vintage Pilot Capless. The A1 has the syling of the newer Vanishing Point, although insofar as I can tell they both use the same mechanism.
Weird. Maybe this is a fountain pen thing that I'm unaware of, but the green-and-yellow grid surface in the background looks exactly like a self-healing surface used for cutting substances with Exacto blades that I have.
I guess that there's nothing wrong with using it as a backing to write on, but it's not something that I'd have immediately associated with fountain pens.
Is this some sort of thing of which I'm unaware?
The guy is also using graph paper, so maybe he just likes the aesthetic as a backdrop.
I'm pretty sure you're correct about that grid. Also, I've never seen it used with fountain pens before.
It's just a cutting board, yeah.