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Hello all I've recently heard about these pens that are suppose to be good for doing those fine details that get on every bodies nerves. I've posted this to see what dakka thinks of them. Also is there a green pen made by this company so I can draw the eyes on my blood angels.

Thanks

-B

I have personally never used them. If they are not too expensive you could always give it a try and see.

Yeah mate they are really cheap for the amount of stuff you can do with them. It's like £2.40 for one

I have used a 005 black to do panel line work on vehicles and a few crisis suits. A friend uses them to write on purity seals. My only advice is wait until the model is 100% dry before going in with the pen and once the pen is dry, seal it. The ink can bleed pretty badly if the model isnt bone dry.

IDK about Sakura but in Japan they sell colour pen sets for detailing Gundam models. Maybe it's the same make. They work really well for doing the lines in the armour.

Thanks for the thread didn't think to use my sukura pens for my minis (I usually use them for card craft)

If they do a dark brown try that too. Sometimes black is just too black.

I have seen a few painting guides on Youtube where people use the 005 for Purity seal text and other text on models.

I think it looks rather good, am planning on trying it myself.

Glen Tarbet was featured in the 1st issue of the Art of War, a modelling supplement for Flames of War. He exclusively uses the sakura pens for shadow lines ... his work is on the cover.

I used to use them a ton for black lining marines before I discovered oil washes. They can take a few hours to totally dry and not smudge anymore. Now I just use them for lettering and the occasional black touch up when I'm too lazy to get paint out.

I've used them for blacklining, scribbling text on purity seals, and drawing checks and dags of Goff Orks. I actually like the long dry time, as I can wipe away mistakes before they set and use "tactical smudging" (gentle stippling with torn sponge or paper towel) as an initial weathering step on areas with broader coverage. It also allows you to "flood" areas with repeated passes, letting the ink flow down into the depths of panel lines too fine to allow even a 005 tip full access.

Can't say much about the other colors, though, as I've only even considered using the red for illuminated initial lettering on larger scrolls. I believe they make a green, as do other companies offering a similar product (fine-tipped archival ink markers, that is - there are several in the US and most craft stores carry at least a few of them, between the scrapbooking/card-making and fine arts departments). If you try them out for eyes/gems/what have you, I'd definitely start with a white undercoat. These are ink markers, not paint pens, so the color will be at least somewhat translucent, no matter how intense.