Sailor fude de mannen pen review

I learnt about the sailor fude de mannen pen while searching through amazon webstore and was intrigued by its angled nib feature. It was new to me and I decided to give it a try. Price(I bought it at 900 INR) is way above a decent quality fountain pen in Indian market, however that didn't stop me from ordering the pen. When the pen arrived, I was bit disappointed to see that the look of the pen is not so attractive but then that was not what I bought the pen for. 

One important thing is that the pen does not come with converter but with two ink cartridges that hopefully will go for two months with regular casual drawings. Converter is sold separately and costs almost as much as the pen itself!

Coming to the feature, Sailor fude de mannen comes with angled tip nib that allows for variation of line weight by varying the angle at which pen is being held. it almost gives as wide line as a pen brush(drawing straight) and thin line similar or thinner to that of a regular fountain pen. That's great features of two different instruments mixed into one pen.   




                                                                                                                                                             

Sailor Fude de Mannen angled nib

The pen that I have, comes with a 55 degree angled nib. There is another variant that comes with a 40 degree angled tip. The 55 degree one feels just normal in hand which may be because pen is held at hand at an angle which is nearer to 55 degree. So, I am not in hurry to get the 40 degree one.

The pen comes with a cap without a clip. That means unlike a regular writing pen, it cannot be carried around in shirt's pocket . But I feel that is not necessary feature.   The cap however is fixed to pen body by twisting which is little boring and time taken to open the cap may turn you off a little when you  really want to draw the moment you picked up the pen.


The pen comes with comparatively longer barrel which may not feel very good to look at but it feels comfortable in hand and pretty balanced.                                                          

The pen comes with two cartridge refill(it surprised me) but no converter. Its okay to use the cartridge refill to draw initially but converter for a fountain pen is a must and I feel fountain pens should come with it. The inks in the cartridges are not waterproof and good for washing. But with converter, any fountain pen ink can be used.

The pen can be used to draw beautiful lines with great line variations. It took some time to get adjusted to it and it may take some more time to master it to get lines as wanted. But sure it is a fun pen and a must have for P&I sketch lovers. Here's a sketch i did with the pen.