The steel nib is a surprisingly smooth writer. No line variation but a little bounce to it. All in all this is a very nice pen (I too have it in red with the small ink windows).
Hi Chris, Just received the Wingsung 630. As promised I am letting you know of my opinion on the fine nib. I only managed to get a fine nib but I am feeling very satisfied with its writing width and performance. It is smooth and has no skips. Its a very well made pen, I am impressed. It would be nice however, at a later date, if the nibs could be purchased separately and can be fitted to the pen. Many thanks for your input and advice 😀👍
Hi Chris! Thank you for another great review and the attention you paid to comparing the two nibs. Very important now that another brand has decided to create this formidable #8 nib. I don't think Hong Dian will stand by. These large nibs create a new arrangement of the hand posture, very interesting, they open a new frontier for collectors and enthusiasts.
Wingsung #8 is much better than Jinhao but also cost more. This is much closer the western #8s while Jinhao has a more Eastern #8. I too wonder what Hongdian & Majohn will do.
@@chrisrap52 Completely agree. For Europe in Ali Express the Wing Sung 630 with steel nib costs 40 euros including shipping with tracking, I think a bit excessive. If you bought the fountain pen for $30 total I think it's a better buy and well done.
I can confirm that you made the good choice :) The gold nib is scratchy and not very pleasant to write with. On the other hand, the steel nib is much nicer. However, in my experience, the 9019 EF nib definitely outperforms the Wingsung by a good margin :) Cheers!
I have this pen in black with gold trim and it's a great writer. I used it tonight for part of a letter, inked with Robert Oster Gold Antiqua. I ordered a 629 which I am waiting on. Great review!
It should be noted that this pen comes with a very large selection of nibs (when talking about the gold nibs) as well as nib designs (regular and heartbeat). It also has versions with flat ends.
Thanks for the nice review.. have ordered one in black to compare with my Jinhao X159( build quality as well as the nib).. this will be my first Wing Sung pen...had difficulty deciding between blue and black version but then went for black as it goes with both blue and black ink...
I got the 630 with the gold nib for my birthday. I have to say it is a surprisingly responsive nib and writes very smoothly. I did pull out the nib and feed. It was a chore, especially trying to put it back into the assembly. How did you flush it? I do not intend to pull the nib and feed again I do not know how it would compare to the German pen, but for the money, it is a great pen. It is a very comfortable pen and one I would use for longer sessions. If there was any complaint it would be the nibs dries out very quickly when not in use. Maybe it is the ink I am using. I would recommend this pen with the gold nib. I have the 629 with the steel nib and enjoy its performance. Nothing wrong with their steel nibs. Great review, Chris.
I would unscrew nib assemble then use a syringe to flush out barrel & nib unit. I'm glad I didn't pull out my nib & feed. Great to hear you like your pen, it is a good one.
@@chrisrap52 oh, one more thing. I have the black pen. Like the pen from Germany it is not black. It is a very deep, dark red. If you used your LED light, you would see this is the case.
Most listings I've seen had a variety of nibs. Have you written with the F? It might be OK. I didn't pull nib. Not sure what nib might fit. It is larger than a No. 6.
@@chrisrap52 And I ordered the pen and just received it! Great pen, the nib is semi-flex or soft nib, but just a tiny bit. Not as much as the nib of the Diplomat Magnum, but, being bigger, it "springs" over the same width, if that makes sense! Great pen!
Good review on what looks and writes like a good pen. Does this model have one of those internal shut-off mechanisms inside, so it only releases ink from a small part of the barrel and it's necessary to do acrobatics for more ink to get to the nib? And what's your suggestion for cleaning this big boy? Thanks for another complete and honest evaluation.
So you saying I need a 630 on top of x159 and 9019 😂 … going to Ali right now! Is it injection molded or machined … and is it the same red as Jinhao or different?
I have this pen on the way, same colour, M nib. It looks like they have tried to make a nib same size as the pen they try to immitate, lol. I am seeing this on a phone, but it is definitely bigger (or taller) than the #8 Jinhao nib for 9019 and X159... am I right?
No. Feed of 630 is essentially self-designed, although it burrowed some elements from MB 149. Feed of x159 is modified from MB 149 to make it fit a cartridge converter system.
@@soloraceschannel I tried to put MB 149 nib in x159 but it's quite loose. The x159 nib is a little bit thicker than MB nib I think. Not sure about the wingsung 630.
Agree with you that it doesn't really matter whether the pen's a duplicate of something hundreds of times its price! Thanks for that alone. I feel validated. Also, I have a question about a Luoshi pen that I ordered from Temu. It wasnot even mentioned as being that brand on the website and came with two plastic items which have mystified me. I think that one is for keeping the two extra nibs that came along with it, but the other item is a plastic oval, about 2 inches, long with a hole in the middle. ?? Might you have any idea what it is? Thank you again.
