Lanxivi 4 Colors Yongsheng 3008A Fountain Pen Piston Filling Upgraded Fine Nib,Transparent Gold Trim

While I am no a pro with fountain pens and I don't own anything more expensive than a LAMY, I will say I am VERY happy with these. A few observations from the comments, having thoroughly inspected these. First, the cap seals very well. So if you fidget with the piston mechanism, you will create positive pressure or a vacuum inside with the cap on tight. DON'T DO THAT, unless you want ink all over the place. I loaded these and placed them in a cup for 3 days. Not a single bit of ink where it doesn't belong and they all wrote perfectly with no skipping and very fine, but ample ink flow for deep color on the paper. I would recommend these and will likely by a second set to put away for a rainy day. The size and thickness of the pen is perfect for my man hands and it was pretty simple to get them filled and writing if you know your way around a converter.

I love the shiny & clear appearance, and the feel in hand is good (decent combo of body width & weight). The EF nib appears to generate line widths comperable to 0.5 or 0.7 mm. I'm still a n00b with respect to fountain pens, and it's pretty easy to get up & running with the pens in this set - unscrew pen cap, grip butt end & pull away from body/nib to unlatch piston, twist to push air out of pen, immerse nib in ink, twist butt end the opposite direction to draw ink into pen reservoir, push the butt end back towards pen body to relock piston, shake/wipe excess ink from nib, start writing, screw cap back on for storage. ... I've used 2 out of the 4 so far, and the writing quality is decent if slightly scratchy. ... Two cautions - (1) it IS possible to post the cap on the butt end of the pen while writing, but it tends to get stuck & unlock the piston when you go to pull it off (which can cause ink to leak/drip out of the nib), so save yourself the hassle and DON'T ... (2) cleaning the pen properly will prove challenging, so I wouldn't recommend changing ink very often - pick one & stick with it (after all, you have 4 pens to use for various colors on deck at the same time)

At just over $3 a pen, these are functional pens that handily exceeded my expectations at this price point. Looks like some folks got lemons or older (or just different) versions. Fit and finish was better than I expected for three bucks. They are obviously rough TWSBI eco knockoffs. The plastic body and internals definitely feel less substantial and in build and material choice compared to the name brand, and the overall qc is not on the same level as the TWSBI... but they're also roughly ten times cheaper and you get what you pay for. I cleaned these before I used them (ran water through them, nothing more) and added some silicone grease to the piston to minimize the chances of piston leaks. Others have mentioned these cannot be disassembled for cleaning. The set I received can be, the top silver ring unscrews--see pics. The nib and feed look very similar to Pilot's Metropolitan setup, and I must admit I adore the clear feed material choice. Makes inks really pop. Seem to be somewhat wet writers, though I had to make a couple minor nib adjustments (if the two halves of the tip are not aligned, its pretty simple to lightly flex the lower one up--gently, of course--until they match). Writing pics: the one with three reddish sentences are, top to bottom, Metropolitan fine tip, these pens, and a pilot medium. The four multicolored sentences are the four pens I recieved in this order. Not a super fair comparison as the inks were different, but it should give a pretty good idea or consistency. Pic with two pens (pink end and other with red cap end) is one of these pens next to a TWSBI Eco. I didn't find it terribly easy to post the cap (place on and off the rear of the pen), and it seemed a bit unstable, but whatever. I actually prefer using them without for balance. I have no idea how long they'll last, but at this price point it hardly matters. So far they're consistent writers, and no leaks. I don't know if I'm going to trust them yet in the pocket of a good piece of clothing, but they're nice beaters for around the house, and so far an excellent value for the spend.

Fonctionnent très bien, très agréables à utiliser.

2 of 3 leaks and unusable. Ink would just leak into the cap. Good thing it's clear so I know not to open the cap.

I really love it. It works great. My family also loves it too.

I just needed some cheap pens I could loose without crying. I picked up these fountain pens and I am surprised by how much I like them. Inked up all four with different colour inks - love how easy it is to colour match the ink to the pen. Simple to use. Writes smoothly for an extra fine nib, but a nice, crisp line even on cheap paper. Hold quite a bit of ink too, compared to a regular converter or cartridge. The only thing they could do better is the instructions. You have to snap the twist thingy into the pen or it risks leaking. Then snap it out to fill the pen. Like how the rose on an analogue watch needs to snap in and out to adjust the time. Once you figure that out, these are very low fuss fountain pens. Perfect for those who are new to fountain pens or someone like me that just needs a pen that works well but wouldn't break the bank to lose.

La transparence du corps est un véritable plus pour reconnaître ses tonalités dans les brushs En sumi-e par exemple avec des dilutions différentes. Il faut penser à agiter quand on ne s'en ai pas servi quelques jours sinon c'est un trait très sec. Pas de fuites au bouchon dévissable, si stockage vertical l'encre descend par gravité dans le bouchon donc bien penser à stocker à l'horizontale. Avec des encres indélébile : acrylique/ chine il faut penser a nettoyer si inutilisé pendant plusieurs jours afin de ne pas endommager la pointe en fibres synthétiques. Ces brosses sont précises et en même temps relativement souples permettant en croquis des traits rapides et expressifs ou à contrario avec de la lenteur et du contrôle des pressions continues donnant plus de stabilité. j'estime le trait le plus fin à 0,4 mm et le plus large en pleine pression à 0,5 cm voir presque 1 cm de manière irrégulieres avec le la brosse peu inclinée par rapport au papier. Ces stylos me permettent de travailler en continue, le débit est bon et si j'ai besoin d'un peu plus d'humidité je peux tourner le piston et faire descendre plus d'encre dans la mine ou aller jusqu'à faire descendre une goutte sur le papier et alors la manier comme en aquarelle. Je ne peux pas les comparer à des pinceaux à eaux à corps souples, c'est un peu différent. Le débit est plus dense/régulier, la prise en main agréable car pas trop gros en main est plus classique on ne risque pas de dilution par excès de pression ou d'auréoles sauf si vraiment recherchées, c'est un outil à part, plus proche d'un pocket brush pentel à cartouche interchangeable mais avec l'avantage d'être moins cher et surtout personnalisable. Avant pour la même chose je devais utiliser plusieurs pinceaux, nettoyage entre prise d'encre ,et les coupelles avec les différentes dilutions, la on reste dans la spontanéité une fois préparer, et c'est super, on peut préparer des gammes ou des palettes restreintes en ayant plusieurs set. Le nettoyage est relativement aisé tout une partie du corps est démontable. Je peux mettre de l'eau tiède légèrement savonneuse (sans détergent) dedans et après quelques instants et après l'avoir agité j'exerçe des tours sur le piston pour nettoyer le réservoir et la brush jusqu'à disparition des pigments ou colorants, des traces résiduelles peuvent rester surtout avec certains phtalo mais ils ne gêneront pas lors du prochain remplissage je m'en assure en pompant avec le piston dans de l'eau claire. Dommage qu'il ne vendent pas d'autres tailles ou d'autres dureté de mines c'est le seul point négatif.