An Extra Fine Asvine V126 in Teal Acrylic • Fountain Pen Review

[@santauxia]

EF its all I use. I write really big letters with bigger nibs. Great review.

[@remyvegamedia]

I can't lie, Asvine is really catching my eye. I'm absolutely gonna try the P20 and I think I'm gonna try this one for my first vac filler. Additional note: I'm most interested in this price range for pens and hoping they withstand the test of time 🤞🏼 I just want a small collection and I need a TWSBI Eco replacement.

[@nccastro653]

Oh Asvine and Hongdian are so much better then twsbi. I had an eco. Sold it. I love my diamond 580 however I also thought of selling it in the beginning. However, whenever I buy an asvine or hongdian i get blown away with their price/quality ratio. Much better than my vintage montblanc 146 And competing with my lamy2000

[@remyvegamedia]

@@nccastro653 It seems like you're not alone in your assessment. I've had multiple personal reports saying the same. My Eco cracked after a month. I was very careful with it, but it just developed a crack in the section. I'm gonna be ordering the P20 in the next couple weeks for sure. I think I'm gonna check out some Hongdian models too. Thanks for your input!

[@michaelbeer1522]

I very much enjoy your reviews. Your focus on reasonably priced pens is very needed. Your biblical quotation was very uplifting, keep it up. The only change I would have asked for in the past was the provision of measurements, which I am glad you have added. Thank you.

[@JG3Reviews]

Glad you like them!

[@Username-xd3qx]

Vac fillers are my favorite filling method. I impulse buy all of Asvine's vac models. Hope Asvine will go through more colors of this model in the future.

[@evanbasnaw]

I really do like that the section comes off for cleaning and filling. I'm much more likely to syringe-fill the barrel then screw the section back on than to try filling from a bottle since I tend to use 5ml sample vials for ink. I even do that with the Lamy 2k just to ensure I'm getting the last possible drop of ink in the pen.

[@barbarah-p8661]

I have the V126 in smoke gray and EF nib. I really enjoy using that pen. Also, I have been able to top it off so I truly get a huge amount of ink to work with. Thanks for showing the teal version. It's very pretty and is now definitely on my to purchase list.

[@charlieperkins1395]

Super impressed. Mine arrived today.

[@scriptkeeper8243]

I got the same pen but with Medium nib. It's amazing out of the box. The filling system is very good. Got a 99% fill with the two stroke method. The best vac filler I've ever owned.

[@Unhomiee]

I've been using my EF frosted black v126 daily since July 2023. It's been a solid workhorse pen. It's insanely well built for how much it costs.

[@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564]

Great review. Asvine has attractive pens and good nibs.

[@hyundongcho4328]

Your reviews are awesome!

[@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564]

​@@hyundongcho4328Thank you ❤

[@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564]

​@@hyundongcho4328thank you SO much!

[@wendyholiday2021]

Thank you for the review. I am an Asvine fan.

[@Glenn-j2e]

Thanks James, i've been looking at the Asvine v126 seeing it reviewed again it's time to pull the trigger🇦🇺👍🙏

[@zeus52452]

Nice review James. One of my earliest Chinese pens I acquired for the collection was the Translucent Frosted V126 with a fine nib. Recently, since I liked the pen so much I went ahead and got the newer Translucent Frosted Black with a fine nib. Most of the extra fine Chinese nibs that I've tried have not worked well for me. It's only when there is really no choice but an EF nib that I get the pen with the expectation of changing it later on.

[@JG3Reviews]

Most of my EF nibs have been in pens styled like the Parker 51 (hooded, tubular nibs). Of those, several have been quite good, but I usually swap about half of them to mini fude nibs.

[@Dobj319]

I have an Asvine V126 (looks like frosted glass) with an EF nib. It is a very nice pen.

[@inknotes-jess]

I have a V126 in frosted clear and it’s currently my favorite pen to use 🎉

[@kan-zee]

Always a Pleasure to view , a good Scrib Tool in use....and ...your Cursive is well done. 7:56...LOL....loving your jokes. I haven't this brand of fountain pen....It is in my budget frame of under $50 cad..for pens. I'll put in my amazon cart ($44 cad)...and see how it works out...it will either make or break my future purchases for this brand.

[@JG3Reviews]

Feel free to come back and share your 👍 or 👎 when you do.

[@BC7Bill]

Thanks for the quick review, the Western fine is a good line size for me. 🙂

[@JG3Reviews]

Their fines have been really good so far. 👍

[@paulmchugh1430]

Thanks for the review, James. I have the grey model with a Fine nib. It is very smooth. My other Asvine models have Extra Fine nibs. I think these nibs are perhaps tuned before being shipped. If they release another vacuum filler or a cartridge converter with a large capacity like the Jinhao 9016 or even an eyedropper fill pen, I will be in line to get it. If there was any criticism it would be that I wish the fill was better. The best I can get is half fill.

[@catherinehubbard1167]

I have this pen and I love it. It never lets me down and is a pleasure to use. Interesting nib. Especially for an EF, there’s a surprising amount of line variation, for example in the loop of the y in “honeycomb.” I assume it’s from variation of how much of the nib tip touches the paper as you swoop by. Nice ink color! My teal V126 is inked with a similar color, Sailor Shikiori Miruai, which I’ve heard translates to “Indigo Seaweed.”

[@johndevault9030]

Asvine pens and nibs have been great. I have never had to do any nib tuning. My 3 pen case that I carry to work with me, currently is filled with following Asvine pens: P20 (medium nib), M169 (fine nib), and P80 (extra fine nib). All of these pens are smooth wet (but not too wet) writers.

[@JG3Reviews]

I've had the same experience so far, I haven't had to tune any of them.

[@tylermarcum1307]

My dad has the same calendar hanging up in his office! Small world.

[@JG3Reviews]

It is. A good friend gave that to me a few weeks ago.

[@peponas87]

Nice pen, nice review (as always!)

[@davidnygard1817]

The question I have with the Asvine V126 is how does it compare to the Wing Sung 699? I have one Pilot Custom 823 (fantastic pen) and a few Wing Sung 699's which I like with a few reservations. If the Asvine V126 is as good or better than the Wing Sung 699, it might be worth a try.

[@bobbyg15]

I just inked this exact pen up today with Syo-Ro. Had I found these before I purchased a couple TWSBI Ecos, I probably would have gotten several of them!! The EF is a much smoother writer than the TWSBI nibs in F or EF.

[@impish22]

looks like a great pen, thanks for sharing

[@archivist17]

Very attractive new colour, though I prefer CT to GT. VAC fillers are very much my thing. EF nibs hold no interest for me, but it was interesting to see the quality being maintained by Asvine.

[@phi1688]

I have the same pen in black, and in a medium nib. Unfortunately, the rubber part of the plunger has broken off (my fault for leaving it alone for a while) and I would much prefer a fine nib. Otherwise it is a great pen, and I love how the grip section feels.

[@hiralpatel3863]

Can you replace the rubber part?

[@hiralpatel3863]

How does the Medium write? Is it too wide?

[@phi1688]

@@hiralpatel3863 1) you could probably glue it back on, I don’t know because it was such a small part and I lost it. 2) It’s a bit wide for a medium.

[@hyundongcho4328]

I was looking at this just moments ago!

[@shep_ultra]

Pen & Gear "heavyweight paper" spiral notebooks are fantastic for the price!

[@felicianomiko5659]

I have one of these in medium, though I prefer fine/extra fine and while I love the clean aesthetic and feel, it has a tendency to skip a lot on me. I rotate my pens and inks every month for daily journaling and it writes great at first, a little wet, but in issues there on good paper, but then it starts skipping a lot. I’ve only used one ink in it so far (diamond forest green), but it’s an ink I have zero issues with in my TWSBI Echo in a fine nib no less. Very frustrating because I want to love it. I’ll keep trying it though before I give up on it.

[@JG3Reviews]

Two things I'd check first: are you opening up the safety valve each time? I was writing with mine last night and had a skip because I'd forgotten. If that's not it, I'd just give it a thorough flush. Sometimes even a pen that's been cleaned initially still needs one more go. I had a Pilot that didn't write well until it's second or third cleaning, then it was fantastic.

[@felicianomiko5659]

@@JG3Reviews I’m going to try cleaning it because yes, the valse is open. Not my first vac so that much I know. It having something in the feed makes the most sense since it write fine at first then slowly has more and more flow issues. So a good cleaning is next on the list. I’ll let you know if that fixes it.

[@FT__Cool_Stuff______-of5pi]

Can anyone confirm if this fits the full Jowo #6 NIB UNIT (with the housing that screws into the pen section area)

[@BullheadedGiovanni]

Always nice to have a new video JG3. Was the skip on the lower case 'j' your angle or the pen?

[@JG3Reviews]

That was all me, I lifted.

[@BullheadedGiovanni]

Thank you.

[@Johan-vk5yd]

Nice review! QAre you thinking about keeping bees this spring?

[@JG3Reviews]

Unfortunately, no. I think that would be a great venture, but I have a family member that is allergic and goes into anaphylactic shock with bee stings, so probably not a good idea.

[@Johan-vk5yd]

@@JG3Reviews Ouch! So that honeycomb thing was associated with worries pertaining to the warmer season approaching? Sorry to hear that.

[@dwightjones3305]

US made Walmart paper is not fountain pen friendly. I bought a case of the Brazil paper and really like it. Imports from most countries seem to be good for fountain pens.

[@JG3Reviews]

It's a shame. I'd really like to find a good US made paper there, but so far they have all been severely bleed-through prone.

[@bhoola123]

I flew with the blue version of this pen about a year ago on a short flight. The pen leaked ink out of the bottom release valve, which was completely closed. I would not trust this pen for flying.

[@racari]

people posting any beautiful fountain pen, it damages shin in that part just in few days.

[@sushanart]

😇🩵🙏🙌

[@JMaxwell1000]

Beautiful design, but I'd never consider using a fountain pen that doesn't have a gold nib. This one, like all the others from this company, has a gold-PLATED stainless steel nib. No thanks.

[@JG3Reviews]

Fair enough!