Nice to see someone asking for honest comments Miles, and nice to see someone obliging with honest comments.
I really like the fact that the herringbone only appears on one of the barrels. To put in on both would have been OTT in my opinion and would have been herringbone for the sake of herringbone. On the upper barrel only, it lifts the pen into a classier looking piece. Onwards and upwards - an excellent first attempt at herringbone.