The Cube Pen by Firma (aurora)

[Miss Thundercat]

I bought the Aurora Firma Crystal Cube Fountain pen yesterday at Akkerman, it was on sale (the excuse I keep telling myself) I have to say it was an impulse buy as I'm a sucker for design. I love the sleek box and the design itself. The steel medium tip writes nice as well. I can't seem to get more info on the pen, except that it was made by a firm Aurora took over in 2007. What I'm interested in is a user's review. Does anyone own a Cube pen and what do you think of it performance wise? I only tested it a bit, the section is a bit slippery (too smooth metal) so for longer periods of time I suppose writing with it becomes annoying esp. in summer time. I should upload a pic when I get home but to see which pen I'm talking about, a link http://www.goldspot.com/Aurora_pens/Cube/F11-W.html

[Lesabendio]

The original company was Nettuno and the model was the Barricuda. There's a review on FPN here (http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/131339-nettuno-barricuda/).

HTH

[Jeph]

I am not sure why, but that pen scares me.

[bluefeathers]

I am not sure why, but that pen scares me.

Me too...does Barricuda mean shark in Italian?

[Bogon07]

I am not sure why, but that pen scares me.

Me too...does Barricuda mean shark in Italian?

There is something about this pen....:spy:

And there should not be any worries of it rolling off a table.

[Mags]

I saw it a pen show once actually at the US Aurora distributor table. Not a pen I know much about but I did try the rollerball out and it is quite a unique design, the magnets are fun and it felt odd but well balanced.

[VertOlive]

Interesting design. How comfortable is it to write with?

[Mags]

It has a nice weight....but the squared design felt odd and uncomfortable enough it was not a long writing session pen. Though the grip is rounded when uncapped I felt the body rub

[Miss Thundercat]

Thanks for the replies everyone. Well it is a very pretty pen, looks great on a shelf, but functional... that's debatable. I've held it in my hands and did a dip test. The nib writes prettt well for a steel nib. But the grip section is just too smooth, for me anyway. It wouldn't be comfortable to write longer periods of time with it. So instead of letting it gather dust on my shelf, I decided to return it. I hope someone else can give it the love it needs...

[youstruckgold]

Sorry to hear that - but probably a good move. My review was done some time ago and I have to admit, I like looking at it so still have it, but don't use it much at all.

[penstaking]

bluefeathers,

barracuda means barracuda (Italian and English)...shark is squalo in Italian. Nettuno also make a model called the Shark, a much larger pen.