I love these pencils
No one does graphics as well as Tombow
I have two others to add here but it looks really good without them.
The 85 is a far better pencil, but as you know, I need my 0.9.
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BOOM! these look great. I still say you got the deal of the year on the Variable
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I’ve not come across any like the “does this still happen in 2025” thread but I am happy to get what I got
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Very nice collection! I agree, TOMBOW has done a very nice job with their graphics. Nice to see another collector appreciating the Mono Delta.
I particularly like their geometric patterns. I have only a few. This is someone else’s photo:
My favorite of the Mono Delta series is the all steel model, ¥1500 (I don’t know the model number):
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I’ve not seen that one I don’t think. I have an all steel one that @ulfesharpe sent to me with a few pencils ( one of the Faber) I don’t think it’s that one though. Tombows mechanism even on the two plastic cap ones (they’re so nice to write with) is so tight and not clunky
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That would be the MONO Δ SH-1500MD, c. 1977–81.
The others are SH-700MD (plastic grip) and SH-1000MD (all-alu + printed grip stripes).
For the matching ballpoints, swap ‘BC’ for ‘SH’.
Low res ad from Tombow web site
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Did you actually pull this from the TOMBOW website? When I search online, the image search results only came up with your original Knockology posting. I later found it on a blog where someone reviewed a Mono Delta SH-1000MD (HERE). Anyway, I submitted an inquiry to Tombow in hopes of getting a higher resolution copy. I have to imagine they must have a copy somewhere… and that it’s all up to the customer service person’s resolve to go find it. 
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Tombow Keshiman and FC Aviator are big holes in my collection 
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