tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173753746598598921.post2446076581073906532..comments2024-01-16T00:49:18.565-08:00Comments on Built from Ink and Tea: Awesome Pen Mods - Hero 616 VacumaticUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173753746598598921.post-39818493512853418362013-01-10T07:50:59.088-08:002013-01-10T07:50:59.088-08:00I have had the same positive experience with most ...I have had the same positive experience with most of my Hero pens (I am a bit of a Hero fanatic/collector). Your same experience with the Hero 616 were mirrored in my own 616, 329s, and 330s. Among these pens, there is also often an "old" version and a "new" version, and I have found that the old versions are more consistently quality pens. (Though sometimes this old/new distinction can change things drastically...the old version of the Hero 001 360 is a four-sided, 360 degree nib. The new version is completely different and just has a hooded nib (from what I have heard).Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941506986788093275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173753746598598921.post-47488926540934321002013-01-10T02:49:07.245-08:002013-01-10T02:49:07.245-08:00I've got three "Jumbo" 616s, and the...I've got three "Jumbo" 616s, and they're the best Chinese pens I own (an accolade they achieve largely by actually writing, unlike my Jinhao X450, or Baoer 517s).<br /><br />Despite the low bar set by their compatriots, they compare pretty well with other pens, in my experience. They hold a fair bit of ink, and write smoothly and reliably with a fine-ish line. I bought a set of three, one is now my daughter's, one stays at work, and one is in my desk at home.John the Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048680743149584464noreply@blogger.com