Pentel P200 vs Uni Kuru Toga

Haven't had a chance to use them a lot, but the lead is smooth and the feel is good. The smallest size is very fragile so be careful about how much you have out at a time. The eraser likes to be clamped down a bit, but its nice to have so much extra eraser over a Bic without the weird plastic mechanism of some other mechanical pencils.

The lead in this pack is good lead, although oddly, it is not the lead specifically designed for the kuru toga. The kuru toga lead can be purchased online and put into this pencil, although the NaNoDia lead does work well enough.

The erasers are covered by a silver cap. New leads can be installed through the hole under the eraser. The clips are not real tight, but tight enough to hold paper. Each pencil is labeled but also the different colors help distinguish which size you are needing

I'm honestly not sure why it can't have the same eraser as the plastic Kurutoga models, which is still not a great eraser, but is a bit thicker than this one. The issue is not much of a bother to me because I use a separate eraser either way, but it may be of concern to others.

These are what was ordered and thus do the job but they came loose packed and the poor packaging was probably why there was a rip that could have seen some of the contents slip away. I had to straighten the tip of the 3mm - if i hadn't needed it in a hurry it would have gone back. Better packaging required or I won't buy here again!

That's why I like fountain pens. As you said, it's the balance between smoothness and control.