Ink Links

-- Diamine Graphite (Inkdependence!)

-- Hey Nineteen (Field Notes)

-- What To Do With A Retro1951 Tornado Tube? (Gourmet Pens)

-- Alter Manufacturing – Mod.02 Pen(cil) Case (Informal Scribble)

-- Nakayas, under the hood (Leigh Reyes)

-- Lamy 2000 m pencil (2013) (kmpn)

-- Vintage Notes: 1945 Parker Striped Duofold Senior (Fountain Pen Quest)

-- Lamy Noto Ballpoint Black (The Clicky Post)

-- Dragon's Napalm - Noodler's Ink Review (Ink of Me Fondly)

-- The Solution: “The Block” by Mike Dudek (From the Pen Cup)

-- Rotring 600 2mm leadholder (ThePencilCaseBlog)

-- Pelikan Edelstein Amber (Ink of the Year 2013) (Write to Me Often)

-- Pelikan Souverän M1005 Demonstrator (Silent Seeing)

-- Elite (Crónicas Estilográficas)

-- Pelikan Erasers (Palimpsest)

-- New Neon Lamy (My Supply Room)

-- Nomadic PE-09 Pencil Case (The Daily Acquisition)

-- Waterman Hemisphere Stainless Steel inked with Noodler’s Kiowa Pecan (JustDaveyB)

-- Trying various G nibs from Zebra, Tachikawa and Nikko (Drawing with a Squirrel)

Sticktoitiveness

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Pentel TRFS Tradio Mini Fountain Pen Review

When someone says Pentel Tradio this is the pen I think of. Black barrel, windowed cap, and most importantly, angled felt tip. It has been around for years and seems to be the traditional model. Pentel has found a way to dilute the Tradio line with several unrelated models, such as the Tradio Energel, Tradio Fountain Pen (some people refer to the original as a fountain pen too), and the disposable Pentel Pulaman, which uses the original Tradio tip. Is the Tradio name more about the barrel design than the tip design?

I'm confused, but we are not done yet. Say hello to the Pentel TRFS Tradio Mini Fountain Pen.

The Mini takes the traditional barrel design, shrinks it, makes it translucent, and adds a medium steel fountain pen nib. The size of the pen is nice, but I'm not a fan of the grip area. It almost has a convex feel to it. The nib is decent, although not as glassy smooth as the full size model, but it does take short international cartridges, which is a bonus.

All that said, I don't see a need for this pen. Mini fountain pens are a tough nut to crack and no one does it better than Kaweco. They are well made, come in many price points, and have wonderful (and swappable) nibs.

I'm interested to hear from you on this: Do you have a go to mini fountain pen?