A couple things to add - part of why they work so well (for me) is the tip is lower due to lack of a belly. When cutting with the tip, this almost automatically simulates a negative blade angle which I prefer. As a result, almost every wharncliffe is a more ergonomic and convenient tip cutter.
One other note - my ?grail? blade would be a para3 in a wharncliffe. Or resurrect the ukpk wharncliffe? For the time being, I have boomer52's lil' para scales on a delica wharncliffe to get as close as I can...
