There are photos, videos or posts that impress us about a mechanical pencil, and ultimately make us want to buy it. For me, the video that started my love for the Accugraph series and especially the PG2003 is this one:
The description as a Japanese sword convinced me and today I see it as perfectly appropriate.
So what’s yours?
Things were going great for me until I saw @drifand post this:
Then there is @dry Steve’s awesome picture here
This picture from @Heath makes me want to get more 925s
But if I were to win the lottery I’d try to recreate this photo by @xiaozhenyang4444
And this (no idea where I found this)
A great video! For me, the PG2003 is one of the most impressive mechanical pencils ever made.
This pic from ‘My Supply Room’, amongst others from that most excellent blog. I forget the blogger’s name, but he passed away a couple of years ago.
I still want some of these cases
George Fox, from Texas
Thank you, @nimrodd.
RIP George, and sorry I forgot your name.
My wife and I got to tour his Supply Room once.
I believe your wife wrote something up about your visit?
Them are fighting words, Health!
Yes she did.
http://www.rhondaeudaly.com/2017/02/27/penpencil-review-meeting-my-supply-rooms-george-fox/
Interesting that PG2003 and rOtring 600 have the same weight. I also liked the bit where he put the PMG tip on it. Extra extra long sword tip. I have tried to stay satisfied with just the PG1505, but this set is quite beautiful. Still, I am in the forward grip camp and have no use for long tips. I loved his tip comparison with rOtring 600. Really puts that difference on display.
As for photos and videos that got me hooked, @2nd_astronaut ’s flickr has been a good influence on me. @cytherian ’s reddit posts from 2019 or 2020 were a big help. I have mentioned it before, but the one photo that I return to now and then was posted by LordErenYeager on reddit.
What amazes me is that he stated it was the majority of his collection. Packing the heaviest punch with the fewest pieces. And he sold off a good bit of this to reduce down to just flagships. He sold me a couple pieces, thankfully.
I think it is special to acquire a piece of the collection of admirable collectors. Some day there may be a standardized way of storing valuable pieces with notes about them and a history of ownership - something like coin slabs. ‘…from the collection of @…’
I remember that picture; amazing selection. The guy really aimed for the highest peaks.
I relate to that Staedtler photo! that led me to purchase the Staedtler 925-35 05 “coach and four” limited edition… although technically my girlfriend bought it as a gift, but I hinted her very heavily to it…
Also…
I have to thank @Kiwi-d for his fantastic blog waaaay back that introduced me to the wonders of Kerry and especially Uchida.
That must have been right after I got the blackened PG5. It is now worn down a bit, the brass shining through the grip and the front edges of the body.
That’s great you got to meet George! I corresponded with him briefly some years before that, regarding PSD5 pen parts. He’d given me info of a person at Pentel to contact. She’d since moved on, but I guess the connection held some weight–they put me in touch with someone else who was able to help me out.
Apparently he passed away in July of 2022, 69 years old. So sorry he left with a good many years on the table. His “My Supply Room” blog is still up… does any of his relatives keep the hosting current, or is it bound to be marked inactive and retired at some point?
His blog is a Blogspot/Blogger blog which is owned by Google. It’s a free account that will remain available as long as Google keeps their blog engine running.
