I have a TON of awesome stationery that I haven’t cracked open yet. I give a lot of it away on Twitch each week, but there is even more where that came from. This week, one winner will take home both the Staedtler Pigment Liner Marker Pen - 0.3 mm - 6 Light Color Set and a Uni Alpha Gel Slim Mechanical Pencil - 0.5 mm - Soft Grip - White / Pink. How are those for product names? Read the rules below, and enter away!
Kaweco Sport x Goldspot Classic Blue Fountain Pen Review
In the world of stationery Pokemon products - the ones where you gotta catch ‘em all - The Kaweco Sport reigns supreme. While they are certainly a personal favorite of mine, I’ve avoided wanting to chase them all down. That said, I wasn’t going to let this Classic Blue with Silver trim Sport pass by without adding it to the collection.
I generally go for the brighter color barrels, but this translucent navy blue is just about perfect for me, especially with the trim. The Goldspot logo is stamped nicely on one of the cap facets, and doesn’t overwhelm the pen, which can be a concern on some branded models.
Where does a model like this fall in with Kaweco’s new changes around limited/special editions? Since this is clearly a branded model, it is just that, not part of their new Collection series, which are released from Kaweco themselves. Brands have more freedom now to choose the colors they like, without having to have the barrel color name printed on the pen. It’s a good change in my book.
Quality-wise, the Kaweco Sport provides a good bang for the buck. Even the limited editions, like this one, will only set you back around $25. I’ve put several of my other models through a ringer of pockets, bags, backpacks, and plenty of drops onto the floor. It just keeps going no matter what or where. Never a crack, ding, or dent to be found. I have scratched some up beautifully though, which is part of the fun of a pocket pen. Use your pens!
The fine steel nib in this pen writes wonderfully. I tend to go for an extra fine, but I’m impressed with the line from this nib. It is neat and clean, and fine enough for me. Instead of going for a matchy matchy look with a blue black ink, I opted to go with the complimentary brightness of Kaweco Turquoise. It’s a great setup.
I don’t review every Kaweco Sport I pick up, but when I do, it’s because I have added another cool color to the collection. The Classic Blue from Goldspot is exactly that.
(Goldspot provided this product at no charge to The Pen Addict for review purposes.)
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Misfill, Don’t Shop at Paper Source Edition
Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added commentary on each, I'm left with many great items I want to share. Enter Misfill. Here are this weeks links:
— Breaking News from the Stationery World: Paper Source Files Bankruptcy (The Well-Appointed Desk)
— Early thoughts on the Narwhal Schuylkill 365 fountain pen (Fountain pen blog)
— Ink Review #464: L'Artisan Pastellier Vert Moyen (Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
— Digitally Reading 17th-Century Locked Letters (Kottke)
— Taccia Navy Blue Jeans on Rhodia (Inkcredible Colours)
— Desiderata Pen Company Eucalyptus Burl Wood Screw Piston Fountain Pen (Gourmet Pens)
— All pencil and Kaweco (Bleistift)
— The Strange World Of... Arab Strap (The Quietus)
— Pencil Obituaries. (PENCIL REVOLUTION!)
— Of old favorites and new favorites and least favorites (mnmlscholar)
— Organizing A Pen Collection: Pulling It All Together (The Gentleman Stationer)
— ‘I Am A Cliche’ – review of new Poly Styrene film (Punk Girl Diaries)
— Robert Oster Arizona Inks (Mountain of Ink)
— Review: Lamy Oblique Medium Gold Nib (Fountain Pen Quest)
— Four Years: A Reflection (Inky Kat Writes)
— Montblanc 146 “Green Striated”: Acaso se puede más? (El Pajarete Orquidiado)
— TWSBI Eco (dapprman)
— Tom Bihn Paragon Design Lab and Guide's Edition Review (Carryology)
— My first Nakaya fountain pen - a Long Cigar in Aka-tanemuri (Write Experience)
— STAEDTLER Noris – die frühen Jahre (Lexikaliker)
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