Ink pens for fine detail?

For a really fine line or small details like instruments, try Sharpie Permanent Marker pens. They come in various colors and point sizes. The really fine point, Ultra-Fine point may be what you are looking for. You can find them at Office Depot, Wal Mart and other such places.

Mike M

I get mine from the office supply place and they are used for drafting, They come in different sizes and I currently use the 0 2-0 and 3-0 pens, they are refillable using black drafting ink but I have filled them with other colors for different uses. They are not to expensive either.

I use a black Pigma Micron .005 for outlining details.

QUOTE: I get mine from the office supply place and they are used for drafting, They come in different sizes and I currently use the 0 2-0 and 3-0 pens, they are refillable using black drafting ink but I have filled them with other colors for different uses. They are not to expensive either.

Some of them are quite expensive. I suspect the ones you have are Koh-I-Noor Rapidograph pens since they are the most popular. I used them a lot back when I spent time on a drafting board, and they have (or at least used to have) a couple of different tip styles for different media. The jewel tips were quite expensive (on the order of $25 each back in the mid 70's) whereas the stainless steel tips were relatively inexpensive (something like $8 or so back then).

Be SURE to clean them thoroughly after use as the smaller ones are very difficult to clean if you get dried ink (or thined paint) down in the tubes.

An alternative would be an adjustable drafting pen. These consist of two stainless steel nibs with a screw that can be used to adjust the distance between them. I know that several people around here use them and they work quite well and are easy to clean.

I use Sakura PIGMA Micron & ZIG Millennium archival ink pens. They are similar to Sharpies, but come in smaller tip sizes. Color selection is limited, but I find the black to be most useful anyway.

Regards, Rick

hi mate i'll just use black chinese ink with a 5/0 fine pointed brush

I use silver color pentel pens for painting cockpit metal parts.

I use (thanks to a book by Paul Boyle) markers designed for the Gundum models. You can get brown, gray, black and possibly more. They are very fine and used to outline recesses in the Gundum models. I have found them in some model stores, though sporadically. If you have a mall that is in a heavily populated East Asian neighbourghood you are almost guranteed to find them.

That's the brand alright Music! They have a Stainless steel shaft and when I finish I put them in the ultra sonic cleane and BAM!! good as new! (Ultrasonic cleaners are at Harbor freight for $29($19 when on sale) also good when filled with Castrol Super Clean for cleaning of small painted parts. ( Castrol and Ultrasonic!! now that's clean!!)