MR Retro Pop Collection Pens

I simply adore this pen! It arrived today and this is the first fountain pen I've ever purchased that wrote beautifully out of the box without scratching or needing adjustment. Here are the pros and cons as I see them: Pros: -The gorgeous trendy colors! I bought the purple and the the color is exactly what it looked like on the site. -The body has a nice weight to it, without being heavy. I prefer the weight of the pen with the cap not posted, but I an still write easily with the cap post on the end. The body feels cool in my hand and the Pilot log is minimal and doesn't detract from the pen itself. -The nib writes perfectly right out of the box and the slit in the feed and the air hole in the nib were perfectly aligned so there were no problems at all drawing ink for the first time. I bought a Lamy Safari on Amazon two weeks ago and I could never get it to draw for this reason and had to send it back. It is clear to me that Pilot took the time to do some quality assurance before packaging my pen. -The case is great! I admit to sort of "babying" my pens and when I am not using an empty one, I like to store it in a case. -The price is outrageous for such a great pen. I starting using fountain pens so I could enjoy the variety inks available and because of the sheer novelty of the instrument, but I also enjoy not putting another plastic pen in a landfill. I use Pilot's iroshizuku inks in my pens. Con: -I'm not sure this is a con because I haven't had any troubles yet, but I don't care of the squeeze fill/ink sack mechanism. I get the feeling that I'm not getting as full of an ink load with it as a cartridge or a converter. I'll eventually get the converter recommended here on the review section. -Proprietary cartridges are a bit unnerving simply because I like to use the Waterman cartridges when I travel by air. I haven't use this cartridge yet, but it is a good size cartridge. -The clip is bland for such a pretty pen. On the balance, I'd recommend this pen to anyone who is interested in entering the fountain pen market or (like me) were eager to find an inexpensive desk pen for work that wouldn't be soul crushing to lose. I will probably get the teal colored pen eventually.

my first fountain pen and I absolutely love it. I've always wanted one but the mess of filling kept me away. With cartridges now, I wanted to try what today's fountain pens are like. The instructions were very clear to me. No mess, no leaks and the pen's weight feels good in my hand. This Pilot pen was relatively inexpensive but the quality of the writing is wonderful. The orange color and design accents are stunning. A great beginner's fountain pen!

I've only had this pen for a few days, but I'm already in love with it! This is the first fountain pen I've ever owned, but it's easy to use, writes well, and looks excellent. My ONLY complaint is that the instructions provided were NOT clear. My pen came with the converter (the thing you use to use this pen with an ink bottle) already inserted, and the sealed ink cartridge separate in the case. None of the parts were labelled clearly, and the pictures in the instructions weren't clear either, so inserting the cartridge involved a bit of guess-work on my part. So, here are my instructions for you: -The converter (see pictures) comes already inside the pen. You will need to remove this to insert the cartridge -To remove it, unscrew the body of the pen from the nib (the metal part unscrews from the black part -- see picture) -Gently pull on the converter (there's no ink in it, or at least there shouldn't be since you haven't used it, so don't worry about messes). It should come out without needing you to twist or turn it, just pull. -To insert the ink cartridge: HOLD THE NIB SO IT IS POINTING UPWARDS (this will prevent messes from the ink). The ink cartridge has 2 ends: a tapered one and one that's got a little hollow section. Insert the cartridge with the hollow section first, and push it into place (DO NOT TURN OR TWIST IT AS YOU INSERT IT, JUST PUSH IT GENTLY). The instructions say you "may feel or hear a slight click when the cartridge is fully inserted," but I did not feel this click -- if you don't feel a click, you may carefully remove the ink cartridge and check if there is ink in the hollow end. If there is ink in the hollow end, it was inserted correctly, and you need to carefully push it back into place (again NIB UP!). Be careful -- if the cartridge was inserted correctly, there WILL be ink in that hollow end, and if you tip it the wrong way you might end up with ink everywhere. -Try writing! It might take a second for the ink to start flowing, but it should work just fine! Again, that's just how I personally inserted the cartridge, it seems pretty straight forward but if you are a newbie and don't know anything about fountain pens (like me), having the instructions (and pictures) clearly laid out might help. My advice to Pilot -- in the instructions, include pictures of each part of the pen so we know what each part is! Also, including better pictures for the instructions will help make things clear, the black and white illustrations are only helpful if you already know what the different parts of the pen are. I have yet to try the converter, so I can't comment on that part yet. But overall, the pen writes GREAT, the nib is a nice fine tip, and the barrel of the pen is completely gorgeous. If you love to write, or you have a friend/family member who loves to journal, or is just passionate about nice pens, this is a great gift! Perfect for someone who's never had a fountain pen before!

Objectively, this is a great pen with a great "everyday" vibe and value to it. Lets start from the top. PACKAGING: While it is only just a fountain pen, Pilot puts great effort into packaging this safely and securely, to putting it into its own display/storage case. It comes with a cartridge of black Pilot ink in a foam filling of the case. WRITING: While I have the black ink cartridge in the fountain pen, it writes smoothly and elegantly, like a dancer on stage. It grips the paper well while giving that flowing feel as you run your letters/characters across the paper. I can hold it quite firmly, and also loosely, and it will stay in my hand no matter how I write. I have average hands (about 3 in wide palm) so those who have bigger hands, I would suggest the Jinhao X750. Smaller hands, I would think it would fit as nicely as it does in my hands. It may just be a bit top heavy when posted (when the cap is on the back). INK: While no dye ink can be a perfect black every time, I feel as if this is a pretty close to a black black. CONS?: I don't see any. However, I believe there could be issues in cleaning, when I need to clean it. Its inclusive converter is a clasp-pump, meaning you have to squeeze the converter itself and it draws up ink. I believe I see some tricky situations in the future when I need to clean the pen for proper maintenance. But, like anything else in the world, it's truly preference.

I got the Pilot Metropolitan with a fine nib, and I am very happy with it. The ink flow is consistent, and it writes very smooth. The line thickness is little bit thinner side even with a fine nib, but just good enough for everyday writing. It writes well, does not feel cheap, and is a really good fountain pen. I may buy another one with a medium nib.

I really love these fountain pens! Since the nineties, I've used fountain pens. I still have my Parker Sonnet, but it's a vintage, it has gold trim, an 18 karat nib, and it would cost hundreds to replace it. Someone stole my Waterman off my desk when I worked as a paralegal in Chicago. Walked into my office while I was downstairs grabbing a latte and stole it off my desk. Although I love the flexibility and flair of an expensive fountain pen like the aforementioned, pens are among the small items which pile up as life's collateral losses. However, these Pilot pens are surprisingly smooth, substantial, and fun to use. I have five of them--all colors except the orange--and they're fun to use for everyday writing. As I am active in the local university, these pens are the ones I keep in my bookbag, along with plenty of cartridges. These pens come with an easy-to-use ink reservoir, a squeeze-bladder-type cartridge, and they take the Pilot Nakimi cartridges. In my experience--I've been using them for a few months now--they are dependable and easy to maintain. My sole criticism lies in the inability of the cap to stay fixed upon the barrel while writing. It often falls off during class when I'm taking notes, so I've learned to place it to the side. It's such a minor point, in my opinion, that it doesn't warrant a four-star rating as opposed to a five. Again, I really enjoy these pens. The medium nib delivers a narrower line than my medium nib Parker, but that has to do with the flexibility of the gold. Stainless steel is not so soft, but these pens write so smoothly I really don't notice hand fatigue. As a German Philosophy/History major, I do a lot of writing, and I like to sketch out my essays longhand. If you like gold-nib fountain pens, but don't like the several hundred dollar risk you take every time you leave your home with it or pick it up to write (I once dropped one of mine and they ALWAYS land on the nib, which destroys it, and you pay at least $100 for a replacement) try one of these whimsical little pens. They are perfect for everyday use, for those who move around a lot, or for beginners.

This PILOT MR Retro Pop fountain pen is gorgeous - I've wanted this turquoise color for ages, and it's even prettier in person. It does have some feedback, which I expected with a fine nib, but not annoyingly so. I was pleasantly surprised that it included both a cartridge AND a converter, which is generous for the price point. It joins the other three Metropolitans (all medium points) in my collection. PILOT continues to deliver quality, attractive fountain pens that are a pleasure to write with!

I like it, or shall I say, liked, it. It wrote smoothly, a great look, overall an attractive pen. I do write in quick strokes and have small hands. (My husband says I have tiny hands, not small, tiny.) So this pen felt a bit odd for me. I realize then it may be due to the weight after research. I just received my Platinum Preppy extra fine yesterday and it's a lot easier for me to maneuver. I want to use fountain pens due to tendinitis on my thumb from first baby, now I'm pregnant again it's coming back. The Metro indirectly made the tendinitis a bit more obvious. Perhaps it's all in my head... Still, do give Metro a try to see if it works. It may very well work for you as it does serve tons of users very well. I write the most in the office so I put this and my Muji fountain pen in my backpack, in pen pockets, and took them to work. When I got to the office I immediately uncapped the pens and wrote some testing texts. (Yeah, yeah, like a kid.) The Muji has thicker lines of course, so I went to the Metro. Unfortunately I noticed there is a small ink smudge on the nib. It's not pooling, the ink isn't on the tip. I thought it was just splatter because it just came from my backpack. So I use paper towels and clean the smudge off, capped and uncapped the pen again. The small ink spot appear again, this time on a different spot. So I tried all the advice people gave online about leaky Metro's. I flushed the pen and the nib, pulled the cartridge out and pushed it in a bit further. I bought ink samples so I dumped the cartridge and used the converter with Noodler's Bernanke. The pen still leaked, not a lot, a tiny spot every time I uncap. At that moment steam was coming through my hair... I did more reading on the Metro and seems like this small leakage is common. Not every pen is like that but one is a bunch will have this problem. At this point I decided to return the pen. I'm a control freak to begin with, the shiny nib should be SHINY, it shouldn't have smudges. At least not when it's brand new, which I wrote with only three times. If it's a year old, heck even if it's a couple months old, I wouldn't be so disappointed. As I mentioned a bit earlier I also have a Muji aluminium fountain pen in fine. That is more of Western fine, the lines are thicker compare to Metro's Japanese fine. I don't think the Metro scratches paper even though it's a Japanese fine, if you have a Platinum Preppy extra fine, now that, will scratch paper. The ink will feather and bleed though on cheap copy paper, and on Staples thin notebook paper. I took a National Brand Eyes Ease notebook interim when I used up my last pages of the Staples notebook to test write. The ink did not bleed or feather on yellow page. Users please, research before you accuse a pen of behaving badly. When writing feather and bleed through, it maybe the ink and/or the paper in use. (Unless it's iron gall ink I heard) I used Noodler's Bernanke with Eye Ease paper, it did not feather. It still feathered and bled through badly on copy paper unfortunately. I'm going to try the Kakuno and the Penmenship next. I also have a Petit1 set, hopefully I'll have better luck with those.

I have been using this pen for a couple months now and I am really enjoying it. - Came in a timely manner and in good condition. - The case it came in, with instructions for use and maintenance, was a nice touch by PILOT. Helps keep everything together in a classy, clean way. - This pen writes smoothly and ink flows well for a fine nib - not scratchy on the paper at all. There is minimal line variation (thick and thin) with different pressures, as expected. This should not be purchased with the intentions of using it for calligraphy or hand lettering, just handwriting/writing/drawing. - The colour of pen housing/body is accurate to photos - nice and bright teal/turquoise, and weighted well - it's aluminum, I believe, so it doesn't feel cheap in your hand. If teal isn't your colour, it comes in a lot more styles/colours to choose from! - If your prefer cartridges, buy some more (or cheat and buy a syringe to refill cartridges with the appropriate bottled ink), as it only comes with one cartridge. If you write/draw lots like me, you'll go through ink fairly quickly. I bought some Pilot Namiki Standard Pen Ink in Black (Pilot Namiki Standard Fountain Pen Ink, Black -69200) to refill the converter in this pen after using up the provided cartridge and it works just as it should. Be sure to buy the correct kind of ink (no pigments that will clog the feed). - This pen is SUPER EASY to fill (converter) and with minimal mess. Just compress the little vacuum converter a few times while in the ink bottle, remove from the ink, give it a quick wipe, and go. - The cap posts fairly well on the end of the pen, although it did fall off on me a couple times. It does not have a satisfying 'snap' on/off of the end of the pen to make you feel it will stay. - I recommend capping the pen between long periods of not using it, as it will dry out otherwise (just a good fountain pen practice). I have not experienced anything truly negative since using this pen (no leakage, no explosions). I would say that only the poor posting of the cap has been mildly uncool - otherwise, an excellent starter fountain pen (or even for experienced users) that will likely last a long time if taken care of properly (and it doesn't break the bank!)

Fantastica. Semplicemente fantastica. Scrive da Dio con pennino F, comoda e nella da vedere. Cosa volete di più a questo prezzo?

I again tried a Pilot MR3, and it was awesome. This time is a medium nib and it writes like butter. The bright red colour is bold. The only thing that is needed is a converter as the one provided does not show how much ink is left. It’s a great product . Fits all writing sizes.

Great pen great service did not think such a cheap would a) look so good and feel so good and b) Write so well

Decidí comprar esta pluma porque me compré ante una kaküno y me encantó. Esta pluma es más robusta, más pesada, pero escribe muy bien, muy fluida, mi mano se cnasa mucho menos al escribir que usando lapiceros regulares. Es muy bonita adempas de todo.