This is a good combo. Mini Platinum MF-80 with sliding tip and Kokuyo Soft Ring engineering ruled paper.
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Every time I see one of those black Manufactums I want one so bad lol. Nice set!
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@drifand That Scrikss 2.00mm trying very hard to be the whitefaced rOtring 600 2.00mm we all deserve for our collection. 
Love it!
@cytherian The unmistakable clip of the Bugatti, the Mitsu-Bishi pen in the plastic sleeve, and the gently tapered Tombow Monotech in 0.5 I’m very tempted to start looking for…
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This is a vintage mechanical pencil from the Korean company Dong-A. It looks similar to the Pentel Graph, but the clip is quite unique.
This one was handcrafted in a small Korean workshop. It’s no longer in production, so it’s quite rare nowadays.
This one was handcrafted in a small Korean workshop. It’s no longer in production, so it’s quite rare nowadays.
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What a glorious mural of varied knurling designs. You should take this photo in 4k and blow it up for a wall sized poster. 
Btw, that CDT model… love how the grip is like the knurling made for the CDT Kerry. I’ve got the white MUJI variant with standard knurling but now thinking I should get the CDT.
Also, I was completely unfamiliar with that Staedtler 925-15. The knurling is so long! Are these still in production?
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Yeah, that Bugatti clip is really a work of art, but unfortunately scratch prone due to the jutting angles. This one has some scratches that look less pronounced when the tarnish is cleaned up. Very heavy pencil! I bought it totally by chance. It’s a twist ratchet propelling mechanism. The SS-1006 I bought for a ballpoint companion to the M5-1052, as the 1052 has no direct companion. It’s nicely made and worth having, IMHO. The Tombow Monotech series is excellent. I prefer it to the rOtring 500/600 series. Nicely weighted and the knurling is nicely done (though wear-prone). For quite some years these turned up a lot on the auction sites. They’re showing up less these days, so if you’re thinking about it you should probably grab some before the price starts to spike up.
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The 925 15 Metal was launched recently. An upgrade for the basic yet superb value 925 15 series. The length of knurling probably rivals the Pilot S10! At the moment, Japan’s demand for the 0.5 model in black or white is outstripping supply, so it’s actually not as easy to buy from Amazon / Rakuten etc. I’d focus on the CDT before prices jump again.
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That capped pilot is very cool. What model is it?
The model number is the HCP-100S. It came in a few colorways. Medium blue, cardinal red, and black. And then there’s the black with gold furniture. There’s also an all metal version, the HCP-200S. In the catalog photo it’s the brushed steel, but there’s also a grid pattern version, the HCP-300S.
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So there is a pencil version! Cool! I got a pen some time ago, by chance, and I confirm it is super-heavy. I think it depends on the materials used in the inner chamber and outer shell of the barrel — everything is metal, and not a light one. Still, not unpleasant to hold, especially if I use a slightly higher grip.
I’ll try to look out for the Monotech, they do seem extra-interesting, with an easy-to-slide-off pocket clip and a gentle knurling. I’ll see what i can do to find one in 0.5 before the price apocalypse.
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I like how Koreans play with their pencil models and interpret the given themes; it reminds me of freestyle, or jazz. Was it a Korean company the one making 0.4 pencils using the Pentel P20X series bodies and pieces?
Also, the cap for the PráceS seems to have been picked from a Hi-Uni pencil; very fun design choices @Jose !
Look at that little guy! The “B” configuration seems so cool. Picture a slim Japanese salaryman, but with sunglasses and a ton of extra attitude.
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The ballpoint is interesting. Is your capped?
Here are some comparison photos I took alongside a similar design motif by Waterman:
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is there a fountain pen complement to this set?
It appears to be so, a fountain pen with that iconic clip:
www.ebay.com/itm/168301471053
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No cap, just a twistaction deployment, as in many pen models. Did not know a capped version existed. One never stops learning.
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I’ve been lurking for a few weeks and am enjoying learning My interest tends towards pencils made between 1910 and 1935, but there are a couple lead holders that might interest some here.
Left to right:
Two Blaisdell lead holders
Vemco TEC
Fixpencil 884
Tubit (pronounced Two Bit)
Art Dollar
New Dollar Pen Point
Ritaway from Eagle Pencil Co (painted wood barrel)
Biltwell
The Fixpencil and TEC were my dad’s in college (late ‘40s to early ‘50s) which I used in my high school drafting classes in the ‘70s. The Blaisdells and mechanical pencils were made 1915-1930.
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Welcome @Kaibab
Maybe we can see more of you!
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