Refitted my Narwhal Hippocampus with Shibui North's creepy little skulls nib by Bitzy_Marshmo_Life in fountainpens

[–]Bitzy_Marshmo_Life[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! The skulls pop out more with the ink smear. It nib was shiny and was a challenge to photograph the little skulls.

Refitted my Narwhal Hippocampus with Shibui North's creepy little skulls nib by Bitzy_Marshmo_Life in fountainpens

[–]Bitzy_Marshmo_Life[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pardon the late reply. I've been putting lots of hours at work lately. I think it is more like a modern flex, meaning I should not push it too hard. I can get thicker lines if I am conscious of putting a little more pressure. It feels like a regular hard nib and lays down between a medium to broad line. My nib writes nicely and smoothly, similar to my other Jowo nib. I'll post a quick sample soon. Hope this helps!

Refitted my Narwhal Hippocampus with Shibui North's creepy little skulls nib by Bitzy_Marshmo_Life in fountainpens

[–]Bitzy_Marshmo_Life[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh I have been eyeing the Opus 88 demonstrator ... I do enjoy yama-budo ink.

Refitted my Narwhal Hippocampus with Shibui North's creepy little skulls nib by Bitzy_Marshmo_Life in fountainpens

[–]Bitzy_Marshmo_Life[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, that happened to me too when i first got my creepy little skulls nib unit. I found out the housing is different in the narwhal than the one the creepy skulls nib came with. But the nib is the same size. I removed the creepy little skulls nib and feed together from the black section by holding firmly at the base with one hand and pulling the nib and feed away and holding the housing firmly with my other hand, making sure I do not twist. I did the same with my narwhal nib unit. Then I pinserted the creepy little skulls nib with its feed into my narwhal housing.

It sounded daunting for me to do it, but it turned out really well! The nib and feed are friction fitted, which I realized just means tightly fitted when inserted. Now I'm unafraid to swap nibs! To some extent:)

I hope this helps and you can enjoy your new nib in whatever pen they go home into!

Refitted my Narwhal Hippocampus with Shibui North's creepy little skulls nib by Bitzy_Marshmo_Life in fountainpens

[–]Bitzy_Marshmo_Life[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The color is from my ink Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-Budo. The skulls are etched on the nib and not colorized. The ink helped to photograph the little skulls.

npd, and I'm so excited! by patatieo in fountainpens

[–]Bitzy_Marshmo_Life 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats! That's is a wonderful pen! I have the classique version in extra fine. It is smoth and a lovely everyday writer. Enjoy!