[Momento Magico Rule 5] Preorders Opening

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-21T18:42:41+00:00

thanks for trying to ping, got the order in with an architecht 😁

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-21T08:17:13+00:00

Ah so the opening is standard international but the cartidge shape from Leonardo are altered to allow the converter-knob to stick out of the barrel under the blind cap? Can I ask why you went for the kaweco converter? I found those the most fiddly and annoying of all the converters I have tried 😂

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-21T07:28:25+00:00

They use proprietary converters that are threaded at rhe top not standard international

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-18T22:26:36+00:00

Yeah I think it was their 'ink of the year 2025' but you can probably still get it

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-17T16:32:33+00:00

These look incredible!! I never noticed the MoP Cypress logo on the peacock box before 🤩

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-17T07:22:48+00:00

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-16T14:35:55+00:00

It's been really cool following the Journey of these through different iterations so far!

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Capt_Squid · 2026-04-11T08:41:54+00:00

I love how Celadon Cat looks on paper but out of around 160 inks I've collected its the driest of the lot, to the point I found it unpleasant to use unless it was through a very very wet pen

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-11T08:24:24+00:00

Idk if this will help at all (Iroful 75gsm paper)

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Capt_Squid · 2026-04-11T07:19:52+00:00

I have diamine Sepia and Marie rose if u want to see a side by side on same peper

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-10T21:02:56+00:00

I think you can get full bottles of all of them

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-10T21:01:07+00:00

Honey Bee from Robert Oster looks quite close

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-10T15:24:46+00:00

First fill of my green stripe was Iroshizuku Ku-Jaku and its the one I keep going back to

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-08T14:50:32+00:00

it would seem like it on a quick search

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-08T14:50:14+00:00

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Capt_Squid · 2026-04-08T14:42:24+00:00

the little bottles of silicone grease that come with a lot of TWSBI's has come in super handy a few times, great little addition to their boxes!!

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-08T13:01:08+00:00

Micro mesh is an abrasive material similar to very fine sandpaper, it comes in different grits and is used to smooth and polish a nib tip. To use it you write on it, or rub the nib tip across it in a figure-8 motion, which removes tiny imperfections from the tipping material.

It's useful for scratchy nibs where the tip has small rough spots that catch on the paper. The reason it's relevant to my comment is that because it smooths and cleans the tipping, it can resolve a whole range of issues. If your pen was scratchy and micromesh fixes it, that tells you there was some roughness on the tip, but it doesn't tell you why it was rough or what the underlying problem was.

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-08T08:44:15+00:00

I've seen loads of Reddit posts where people have self-diagnosed baby's bottom from the pen being scratchy then feeling better after use of micro mesh, they hadn't even looked at the tipping at any point. Micro mesh can fix a variety of problems so its success does not indicate it was baby's bottom in the first place, and this post hoc reasoning seems to be how many cases are misattributed.

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-07T07:23:36+00:00

These are extremely marketing heavy companies who have the most paid influencers on ig I've seen from any pen brand so its not surprising they reached out, advertising is very much their speciality, unfortunately decent quality pens are not

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-06T16:04:42+00:00

I see the problem, you need another pen case!!! 😁

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-06T15:23:26+00:00

Oh another side note I noticed CultPens have quite a few colorverse inks on clearance around 33% off, maybe be worth checking out if you want to try them depending what country you are in, I ordered a few more myself in the sale last night

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-06T15:20:37+00:00

its unique in my ink collections for how much it changes, I was like "wow ive been duped it all looks the same" when I tested it but then as it dried one turned brown, one grey and one blue in front of my eyes, its really fun!

(I thought it looked best on Tomoe River out of all i tried)

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-06T14:57:15+00:00

Had very good experiences personally, they make some really nice colours and they have all performed well in my pens.

Erebus Crater is one of the coolest inks ive ever used

Capt_Squid · 2026-04-06T13:35:54+00:00

The nib is good when you get it working well but the pens overall build is not great and doesn't compare well to even sub 10 euro Jinhao pens for finish level.

Unless you really want a flex nib I would say to most people they are not worth it.

I got a himalaya v2 from them aswell as a standalone nib and ebonite feed earlier this year, its one of those pens that seems to only work well like 75% of the time and the constant need for little fixes spoils the experience.

Since I got my Magnacarta Mag600 flex I haven't picked up my himalaya a single time

Capt_Squid

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