Pilot Hi-Tec-C Pens!?

[distortedrealty]

Hey guys,
Recently ive been goin out and buying different types of pens, pencils, and drawing paper, and junk of that sort. Im experimenting, and trying to figure out what i am most comfortable with, but i cant find the Pilot Hi-Tec-C pens. i read on a few different artist websites, that thye use this particular pen, but i cant seem to find it anywhere. I went to about 5 different stores, and none of them had it. i also went to a few online art stores, and they didnt have it either.... and here's the kicker!! i went to pilotpens.com and searched for it, but they dont have it either... any idea were i can find em?:confused:

thanks!!

[nick reynolds]

Here is what i have found...

1. random search on google.com
Some people have asked where they can obtain the Pilot Hi-Tec-C pen. The answer, one of them was able to confirm for me, is that you can order them over the phone from the Kinokuniya store in San Francisco: (415) 567-7625. I don't know how much they charge for shipping and so on, but you could ask them.

2. After emailing the show above, they gave me this.
Thank you for your inquire.
We have copic maker pen in stock.
Otherwise please contact "Kinokuniya Stationery".
phone number : (415)567-8901

I havent had the time or the money to call so if you can and they have them could you post and tell us how much and what not.

[Kambei]

Yea I got addicted to those pens when Feng showed them to us in one of his classes..

They are Japanese pens.. Thats probably why you're not having much luck..

Well depending on where you're living, they would most likely
be found in a Japanese concentrated area..

I've found them in the " Japan Towns" of San Francisco and Los Angeles, and when I frequented Hawaii...

BEST OF LUCK

[distortedrealty]

ooo ok..i get it now...i tried to do the search on google, but all i got were sites that were in a different language, and i think they were selling them because i did see prices. btw i live in the philly area.

nick reynolds: thanks for the number im going to call now and find out some prices :)

Kambei: thanks, feng zhu was one of the artists who talked bout the pilot high tec pens on his site. now i really am dying to feel how they write...

thanks guys:chug:

[distortedrealty]

ok, i called [1-(415)567-8901] and here the info..

The woman on the phone told me that they have .3 and .4 pens in stock, and each one is $3.30. they do have .5's but she told me that they werent in stock. They do charge for shipping, but she didnt give me a price for an order of a few pens, but she told me that to ship 20 pens it would be about 5-7 dollars. [and that going from CA to PA so it might be cheaper for others]

yay!! im so happy im calling later this week and im gonna order a few and test em out. thanks for the info guys, i really appreciate it.

oh and enjoy!:beer:

[amphex]

Does anyone know of any easily attainable good replacements for Pilot Hi-Tec-Cs?

[nick reynolds]

errrr.. no
I ordered some and they kick major A** they are really nice. Its more of a gell pen.. so you could find a black gel pen but i dont know how much control you would have over your line widths and quality with it...

just order some. ;)

[amphex]

FINE.
actually..i have no money =(

[Darrell Bowman]

Just use a fine Pilot hi tech pen that what alot of pros use.

[Zaphod]

I live in Japan right now and the next time I went to the artstore after I read this post I looked at the Hi-Tech Pilot C pens, and found that they are just about the cheapest pens u can get here. It's like their office pens that they sell loads of (they had like 10 different colours for each size too). They cost 200 yen each (under 2 dollars) and thats probably not at the cheapest store u can find here neither. They have the "artists pens" for 1000+ each (a little under 10 dollars), so I was suprised to know that the pros prefer the cheapest kind. Add to that Japan is not a cheap country. So 200yen is not alot of money for a pen here, it would probably be cheaper abroad if some company imported them (or maybe not according to your resarch, but Kinokuniya is the biggest bookstore in Japan so they wouldnt be cheap, I guess) and sold them.

I bought one, but I think I lost it. I guess I'll have to buy a new one to try it out. They're cheap anyways so its not such a big deal :D

[amphex]

Oohh..wanna send me some?
Of course, I wont be giving you any money or anything..
well call it a Christmas present.
So whaddya say?
lol =P

[Zaphod]

Well, hrm... Im going back home to Sweden in the beginning of January. If you wanna meet me there, no problems! I Could send stuff to ppl who wants it, mind you. But in the end it would probably be more expensive than buying them by mailorder in the US. Sending mail/packages from Japan is expensive and not worth it usually. :(

If I where a rich person I would be more than glad to send you some pens (I know the pain of not being able to get what I want when it comes to art supplies, prisma markers, anyone?), Im not however.

Boku wa okanemochi hito ja nai kara, dasenai yo. (if someone here is actually able to understand Japanese, dont make any comments, I already know I cant speak nor write this language... sniff sniff :( )

[Blind]

FYI... the Kinokuniya Bookstore also has a location in Edgewater, NJ for anyone who's interested in that area, and they do have the Pilot Hi-Tec-C pens, along with a million other types of pens... rollers, brush pens, you name it. Not sure if they mail order or not, but I walked in there today and snagged a .3 & .5 to test them out.

[Zaphod]

Wow, you've been browsing the archives, haven't ya? This post i over one year old!!!

Well, I'm back in Japan, i know how to write that sentence in correct japanese now and... I think that pilot high-tech-c have gotten cheaper:D .

I'm gonna go back to lurking.

[xHUNTERx]

hahah yea, i used to get these pens for hwk and other things. The point is nice and fine that's why alot of people like to use it. But yea, these pen werent intented for art use, but it works great for concept arts like fengs.

by the way, i have a kinokuniya store right next to where i live here, if anyone wants one i can buy some for you no problem.

[hypocalvin]

haha, man this si old.
new NEWS.
they have hi tech c pens at student store art center of pascedena.

i took saturday high there and they have them now for like 3.95 there. and there is also the 20% discount throughout the store..
so i think the actually price for each pen is roughly $3.20. they have .3, .4, and .5.

yeah, u don't have to be a student to get one.

[cthomp]

what are som alternatives to this pen that i could possibly get at dick blick

[whatyoumaydo]

Wow. I knew this topic would be resurrected someday.

Anybody know if a place to buy these online has popped up yet?


Whatyoumaydo

[Skank]

ya, call the numbers at the top of this thread...you can mail order them

[schnup009]

Mai Doe in Santana Row has them too if you live in or near San Jose

[Blind]

Anybody know if a place to buy these online has popped up yet?Maybe someone who can read Japanese could peruse the Kinokuniya site and see if they're selling them online? It's here:
Kinokuniya (http://www.kinokuniya.com/). This is the place I get them at here on the east coast.

[Caledonian]

FYI: another brick and mortar store where Pilot Hi-Tec-C pens can be found (Bookstore)
Mitsuwa Marketplace http://www.mitsuwa.com/
100 E. Algonquin Road,
Arlington Hts., IL 60005
(847)956-6699
9:00AM - 8:00PM

[Martial Loh]

http://www.spacylittlecowgirl.net/hitecc.php3

hi... theres this site which does em for $3.25 ..........

im in the uk so i wouldn't have a clue where to start my search. any alternatives you might recommend? I used to use a simple Bic Biro for a lot of drawings.. but the ink smears when i apply markers to it. At the moment I'm just using my slowly dying Sakura Micron liners and a magical 0.7 Staedler fineliner which has been going strong for over 5 years (obviously not used much :P)

[xHUNTERx]

3.25 is a total ripoff, I got a bunch of these for around a buck in taiwan this summer. They're wayyyy overcharging people for these pen... btw, dont trust the 20% off in art center's student stores, they make the price higher beforehand anyways. so you're not really saving any money. It's just more convinient for students since most of us dont want to drive to other art stores.

[[FC]]

3.25 is a total ripoff, I got a bunch of these for around a buck in taiwan this summer. They're wayyyy overcharging people for these pen... btw, dont trust the 20% off in art center's student stores, they make the price higher beforehand anyways. so you're not really saving any money. It's just more convinient for students since most of us dont want to drive to other art stores.
If that's how you feel and if you can get these for cheaper, that's fine and dandy. Most stores are able to charge low prices for pens in general because they happen to sell other things. I don't happen to be a store - I just happen to be an individual who sells these pens online.

Truthfully, I don't make anything selling these pens, as I purchase them from a local supplier. I only happen to be selling them because there appears to be a scarcity of them in North America. I have always stated that I will only sell these pens until they are widely available, IE: in most stationary stores. I also never have a very large supply, due to the fact that my supplier has to import them. So - If you have somewhere else you can buy these, please, PLEASE do.

[Caledonian]

http://www.dickblick.com/zz218/13/products.asp?param=0&ig_id=6548

http://www.jerrysartarama.com/discount-art-supplies/online/2910/art-supplies/5

If Hi-Tec Cs are hard to find in your area, you may want to try Nexus pens. They have only one width, but they come in different colors and the ink is waterproof.

[talmir]

I've wanted to try these pens for over an year now.
Anyone know if you can get these pens in denmark?

[Main Loop]

haha.. people get so worked up over these pens.. they're good but they're not gonna change your life, especially if you already have preferred pens..

[Martial Loh]

lol true. i still use my free Blitz Games ball point pen. It takes Parker refills and is weighty enough to draw with :)

and its shiny:) shiiiiiny!

[Espezito]

If you're in Michigan near the Detroit area, the College for Creative Studies bookstore sells these pens. They have .25, .3, .4, and .5 sizes, all in black. Currently however they only have the .3s in stock.

I agree that the pens arn't life-changing, but for my style (Hi-Tec pen and marker on Letraset marker pad) the pen scans super nice, and the line quality is great.

Anyway, hope this helps some of you :)

[cceleung]

I just bought some pens from a store in New Jersey. They have the cheapest price that I could find in the U.S. Each pen is $3 and the shipping is around $3 to NH. They have lots of stock too. You pay by credit card. I am not sure wha t the store name is but it is in the Mitsuwa Mall. The phone number of the mall is (201)941-9113 and the phone number of the actual store is (201)945-8114. You can also go to the Mistuwa Mall website and find a mall closer to you and try to get some pens. The website is here. (http://www.mitsuwa.com/slh2.html)

[Blind]

I just bought some pens from a store in New Jersey. They have the cheapest price that I could find in the U.S. Each pen is $3 and the shipping is around $3 to NH. They have lots of stock too. You pay by credit card. I am not sure wha t the store name is but it is in the Mitsuwa Mall. The phone number of the mall is (201)941-9113 and the phone number of the actual store is (201)945-8114. You can also go to the Mistuwa Mall website and find a mall closer to you and try to get some pens. The website is here. (http://www.mitsuwa.com/slh2.html)That's the Kinokuniya Book Store on River Road in Edgewater. Great place. Lots of pens and even more Asian books, DVD's, etc.

[Lung_bug]

hahah- this little shop in my hometown (population est. 3500 people) has g-tec c4 pens (.4 work perfectly for me) . and i live in the asshole of the universe. now i moved to the capital city and can't find them.

just had to post

p.s. nothing beats g-tecs- they run over pencil smoothly and give a nice black line and fill, but if you're looking for a replacement, i recommend staedtler's pigment liners. i used to use them before, and i believe feng also uses them. best substitute. rotring's xonox line blows (ugly yellowish gray line), unipen is straight out.

[abyss]

(and i shall gaze ( at that date you liar !!! :nohope: ))
i agree with lung, rotring is gray and if youre lookin for black staedler is best. must add that unipen is a perfect enough choice for filling sligtly bigger surfaces.staedler for the lines, def. :confident

[BadMange]

For those in the Chicago area, I can confirm that the Asahiya Bookstore (847-228-9851) in the Mitsuwa Market has Pilot Hi-Tec C pens in 0.3, 0.4 and 0.5 sizes for about $2.80 each. Also, they apparently have the Kaimei brush pen that el coro (Justin) uses for his amazing sketchbook, but I didn't find this info out until I was buying a Kurakate brush pen at Dick Blick and the clerk mentioned it.

-Bad Mange

[Main Loop]

yeah im using the staedlers now, they're not bad, the main drawback is that the ink is a bit thick and runny, and its hard to get sensitive detail lines.. flows great though

[dns2k]

this thread always seems to resurface. for those going to san fran kino is up there too and i will be raiding the pen stash. :) but they are the only store that carries these pens. they are bad ass ;) the gtechs inl is different than the Hi tec pens and they tend to bleed when doing the coro technique. get the hi tec if possible.

-dns

[Zaphod]

If anyone wants a price comparsion these pens are 210yen a piece in stationary stores here in Japan.

I'll be buying about ten for Yoojin when I go home.

[Blind]

If anyone wants a price comparsion these pens are 210yen a piece in stationary stores here in Japan.That's about $2.04 in USD, or about 30% cheaper than I've found them for here.

[hypocalvin]

the gtechs inl is different than the Hi tec pens and they tend to bleed when doing the coro technique. get the hi tec if possible.

-dns

hm..wut is this "coro" technique. I've heard about it be4, and i remember that it was pretty cool or somthing.

btw, about the price comparison, yeah, they are about 30~NT which is less than $1 US in Taiwan. I loaded up with like 15 high-tec-c and lots of different other really gosu pens. :D lol

[BlackMath]

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=27173

[Blind]

hm..wut is this "coro" technique. I've heard about it be4, and i remember that it was pretty cool or somthing.Hi... they're referring to a technique used by El Coro, a member of these boards. Really quite cool to see, although I've never tried it myself, it looks like fun. There's a few threads in here where he shows how he does it. Here's just one:
click (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=19655)

[a_dog]

try http://www.jetpens.com

[Lotus123]

You can buy all the colors of the Hi Tec C pens in .25, .3, .4, and .5 at www.jetpens.com. <3

[Sinix]

Yay.. I've been conserving my 04 and using other pens.. glad I can actually order some.

[TiGER]

i just ordered .25 .3 .4 .5 in black from jetpens.

*YaY*

[dns2k]

guys not to hate or anything but by calling kinoknuyia you can order the pens at 3.3 a pen instead of 3.5 and for a low shipping they send them to you. why would i pay an extra 20 cents per pen to use an online shop? these are cheap pens in japan and at 3.5 online compared to calling kinoknuyia and buying them out at 3.3 i think i will just talk to the lady at the store. humans are more friendly than computers. cept lil asian kids who buy out the black pens before i can...

-dns

phil already got me a box from japan so i am good right now... but thats my 2 cents.

[Lotus123]

Dudes, the people from jetpens.com are SO nice. I emailed them about the prices in SF, and they shared with me some great news. The woman said that they had been trying to find a cheaper source for the pens for a while, but have had some difficulties. Just recently though they've been able to cut prices. She said they're lowering the prices to $3.30 this week to match the SF stores!

[Caledonian]

I know I don't have a very high post count myself, but it sure would be nice to see a feedback post on the quality of service from jetpens from anyone with a few more posts to their name ;)
Good job finding a target market though. I do not suppose you have plans to carry any of the Artist Pentel Aquash Line of water brush pens and water-soluble media by any chance? Just wondering. :ninja++:

[dns2k]

now all they have to do is have a cheap shipping... i think i would be sold if they under priced kino (3.25) ;) or i will probably still lump in my hi tec c orders with my book orders.


-dns

[Caledonian]

Thought you might find this amusing if interested in this particular pens

http://www.pilot.co.jp/tvcm/tvcm.html#media/3-300rm.html

:)

[Lightbear]

Hey guys,
Recently ive been goin out and buying different types of pens, pencils, and drawing paper, and junk of that sort. Im experimenting, and trying to figure out what i am most comfortable with, but i cant find the Pilot Hi-Tec-C pens. i read on a few different artist websites, that thye use this particular pen, but i cant seem to find it anywhere. I went to about 5 different stores, and none of them had it. i also went to a few online art stores, and they didnt have it either.... and here's the kicker!! i went to pilotpens.com and searched for it, but they dont have it either... any idea were i can find em?:confused:

thanks!!
Hey!
Hello, Im Lightbear. I know where to buy Hi-tec pens! They are everywhere in my place. I even have a whole pencil case full of them! In stores like Popular, Log-on, and many other places..

Lightbear

[asoir]

Hey!
Hello, Im Lightbear. I know where to buy Hi-tec pens! They are everywhere in my place. I even have a whole pencil case full of them! In stores like Popular, Log-on, and many other places..

Lightbear
You know this thread is 4 years old right? 4.

[NoSeRider]

I think Lightbear just wants to torment us.

It's still hard trying to find those pens.

[hypocalvin]

haha. u know, i think hi-tec-c pens might be overrated. I have a bunch of Hi-tec- C pens, and I don't think they are all that good and teh quality isn't that consistent. My dad went to Taiwan and bought about 20 Hi-tecC pens for about a $1 each (US). I discovered that the quality of the pens aren't that great. Like, 3-4 of them broke on me, the tip didn't funtion or something. And some of them even bleed. Either the Hi-tec C pens are overrated, or my dad got me some counterfeit ones. lol

[asoir]

I think Lightbear just wants to torment us.

It's still hard trying to find those pens.
http://homepage3.nifty.com/kandaya/picture/hi-tec-c.jpg
Oh you just WISH you were here...bwahaha!

[Main Loop]

haha. u know, i think hi-tec-c pens might be overrated. I have a bunch of Hi-tec- C pens, and I don't think they are all that good and teh quality isn't that consistent. My dad went to Taiwan and bought about 20 Hi-tecC pens for about a $1 each (US). I discovered that the quality of the pens aren't that great. Like, 3-4 of them broke on me, the tip didn't funtion or something. And some of them even bleed. Either the Hi-tec C pens are overrated, or my dad got me some counterfeit ones. lol

i think those were counterfeit.. its taiwan dude...
hi-tec c's are some of the best in terms of quality, and those dont sound like how they would normally act... almost all pilot inks dont bleed..