I think having a short demonstration of you writing with it or your opinions on how it feels to write would be helpful. Most people will probably only be buying it to collect but I think it’s a nice addition regardless.
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I love seeing the tactile part of the pencil in contact with the paper. It allows to see the size of the pencil in your hand, the general writing position (straight, bent), the distance from the tip/grip to the paper. It would also be interesting to create a ranking for evaluating mechanical pencils. Things I evaluate:
- Design (bland, beautiful, common)
- Weight (light, heavy, medium)
- Balance (weight towards the tip, towards the cap, well balanced)
- Writing feel (how good and pleasant is writing with it)
- Grip (slippery, too rough, rough, non-existent)
- Price (cheape and easy to find, expensive and rare to find)
- Mechanism (automatic, fully automatic, knock, rotation)
- Additional Features (kuru toga engine, regulator)
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Thanks for the ideas, everyone. I love the suggestions and will try to incorporate what I can.
I think my next one is going to be on the Pentel SV/SV5.
@nimrodd was this - Pentel SG45 pencils - #6 by nimrodd - the box you mention on p.517 of your book, that confirmed the model name?
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Yes, plus I now have a box of SV5E pencils (Brown).
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are these your pictures, if so can I use them?
And could you send me pictures of the brown box?
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The SV5D are not my pictures, but I can get you pics of the SV5E box and pencils. I have also seen a box of SV5C Blue pencils.
I would like to find the SV5A or whatever code it is, so that I can finally definitively identify it. I have always called it Black, but it is actually, a very dark blue.
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Hopefully being inundated with critiques/ideas doesn’t obscure your initial foundation of why you started this and How you plan to go about it 
Remember it is supposed to be fun and ANYTHING you want it to be.
GOOD LUCK!! 
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I have a question about the model/names of these pencils:
is this correct?
The SV5 came in 0.5mm and was released as:
- SV5 – Brushed Silver
- SV5A – Black (Navy?)
- SV5C – Blue
- SV5D – Green
- SV5E – Brown
The (silver) SV is where I am having issues:
The Pentel of America 1976 catalog shows the 0.3mm as “SV-3”.
But the Pentel of Japan 1980 catalog lists the 0.3mm as “SV” and the 0.5mm as “SV5”
Here are my SV pencils. To keep the video concise, I’m considering splitting it into two parts: one video for the colored pencils and another for the silver ones. Although the whole collection will appear in each video, I’ll only disassemble and demonstrate either the silver or the colored pencils, depending on the video.
I am just trying to be sure I have identified them properly. This is what I have (L to R)
• SV5E - brown x2 (one is missing a tip)
• SV5C - blue
• SV5A - black/navy
• SV5D - green
• SV5 -silver 0.5mm
• SV3 - (SV, SV-3?) 0.3mm
• SV5 – (orig SV w/ clip text)
Also - does anyone have a broken SV with a good tip that you woul be willing to sell?
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Yes, the only appearance here in the US, was the SV (called SV-3) in the catalog.
Let me look at my extras I have to see what I might have that is good.
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@Pdunc67 I mean this on the nicest possible way: you sound exactly the way I thought you would 
You should a podcast or audiobook, you silky-voiced man.
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ahh Thanks, @Stu 
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Do you guys consider the SV5 to be an executive pencil? I do, but after spelling Lamy wrong in my last video, I guess I’m looking for affirmation
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I’m thinking any pen design that emphasizes silver or gold accents surely leans ‘executive’…
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Yes. If they are all metal, such as the SG/SV series or mostly metal like the S50, ML# or P505, then yes.
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if/when you get time, could you DM or post the SV5E box picture?
Thank You
Thank you - I must have missed them in my gmail inbox. its a mess.
Does anyone have a picture of a later model SV5 w/ a ¥1,200 sticker?
