Hero Extra Light Fountain Pen

Billed as the "Hero Extra Light Fountain Pen" this is exactly what it is. Delivered in a basic presentation box, this extremely lightweight, almost featherweight, fountain pen is great value at just under £3. Despite its low price point, it writes like a dream, with a slight element of scratchiness that helps you to know you are in contact with your paper. Filling is by a press bar that is revealed once you unscrew the nib assembly. Years ago I used to have the original of this pen. This modern replacement is only a fraction of what I would have paid for the original, yet is a most satisfactory writing tool. Very happy with it. Don't forget to buy a bottle of ink too!

Works on suction for refilling from ink bottle. Nice to write with but not the classiest pen in the pencil case.

You get what you pay for. The pen is a very cheap construction, I like the fine nib but the squeeze-fill reservoir is extremely tedious and temperamental to operate and it is almost impossible to see how much ink you have actually managed to coax in to the pen. A shame as it is actually not too bad to write with.

My grandma gave me one that she had used for over 10yrs and I brought another one as spare. I have to say that the quality had gone down compare to the ones made 10yrs ago (so i gave four stars instead of five). But the pen is still cheap, light and it works well. I have very small handwriting so most european fountain pens sold at the lower end are too broad for me, this pen is fine enough and it looks vintage. It is true that this one is no where near the original parker, but for intensive essay writing, cheap and durable is just right.

I love this pen, it has a beautiful smooth nib and is an exact replica of a Parker 51. Unfortunately I lost it but at this price I am ordering a replacement. Ignore the review that says it is difficult to refill. It is easy. Just keep squeezing until there are no more bubbles.

Ok

I bought this shoddy little pen knowing that it was Chinese rip-off of a Parker 51 as I wanted it for the 'Black Museum' section of my fountain pen collection. If you really want a superb fountain pen, go for a genuine vintage '51'.

I've owned a couple of these ~20 years ago in school and I still remember the great writing quality. Whilst these might seem a bit flimsy when you hold them in your hand, you will forget about that when you'll start writing. They glide seamlessly after a while, remember that the tip needs a bit of getting used to your own style of writing, until then they might seem to scratch the paper a bit. Don't push down, just go with the flow.

I bought two Hero Pens at the same time. In my other review, I describe how the plastic housing the nib and feed had a crack in it. Well, when I inked up this pen, I was disappointed to see that it also leaked all over my hand. In this case, the ink just seemed to pass up through the threads to where it could get out. I think a bit of silicon grease should take care of the problem, but it irritates me that a pen shows up basically needing to be repaired before it can go into use. I have learned that hard way that you get what you pay for, and I shall not buy any more Hero pens.

Muy buena imitacion

For five or six bucks this is an amazing pen. It's modeled after the Parker 51 (1939 to 1972), so the design is time tested: it looks good and, more importantly, it feels good in the hand while writing with it. Now, I've read some of the negative reviews here, so I wasn't expecting much. I've had it for about a month and I've filled it with ink twice. I'm using some really high-quality Japanese ink: Pilot Iroshizuku take-sumi black ink, which might be helping the performance of the pen, I don't know. Who knows, maybe the quality control at the factory might be spotty, so maybe there are a few lemons out there, that's the only way I can understand the negative reviews. So far this pen has not leaked or clogged, and I'm really enjoying the heck out of writing with it. The one thing I will add is, when you fill it with bottled ink, remove the aluminum sleeve that's over the filling sac and squeeze the bulb directly with the nib submerged into the ink until the pen is completely filled; then I put the aluminum sleeve back on to protect it. I think the aluminum sleeve was originally designed to help fill the pen, but mine doesn't do much of anything so I just keep it there for protection. I'll get a real Parker 51 later this year (those can run about $150), but in the mean time I'm having fun with a pen that shouldn't be as good as it is for this price, and I look forward to trying out different inks in it as well.

Tiene la punta fina, buenos materiales, su sistema recarga es eficiente, solo que la tapa de metal está muy grande.

I have used Hero pens earlier in my childhood and was interested in buying one again. Its very scratchy, more than what i remember it used to be. Quality of plastic and cap is good though. If you dont care about price, I would say go and buy a pilot fountain pen.