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I'm sorry I've been away for a couple weeks so I haven't been keeping up with the threads like I should be. I went to the fab 50 thread after I posted the pictures here. I love the reviews of this color, so I'm glad this is repairable. I love green inks and deep reds (just started playing with Diamine Syrah in my FPR Guru Fine nib, LOVE it). Thank you.

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beautiful ink; weird congeal factor

 

Yes..

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inked_Today/slides/20140829_122810.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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As a reminder, these are test inks and we are the testers.

 

Today, when I pulled my TWSBI Vac 700 to refill it with Green Diamond..... I found nib crud. I hadn't used the pen in about 5 days.

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inked_Today/slides/20140829_150825.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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OK here are my pics of reviews of the Green Diamond ink. Which I actually like. I didn't think I'd like a green ink. The current incarnation of the ink has some odd congealing problems, and I'm sure Susemai will figure those out before releasing the ink. When I do reviews I work with a whide range of papers from really good stuff (Mohawk via linen) to cheap (bleep) (cheap Cambridge notebook). Since I used Moleskine notebooks I always check there too.

 

Hopefully all these pictures won't blow my posting allotment.

 

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Great reviews. Thank you.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I inked my tester pens up last night; I won't have time to do pages today, maybe tomorrow, but I did want to report that after leaving my pens nib-up overnight and horizontal for 6 or so hours today, I am seeing absolutely zilch of the nib crud that others were reporting. All pens have ink in the feed; they started right up for some brief scribbling.

 

Prediction: I am going to LI-I-IKE this color! :D

Until you ink a pen, it is merely a pretty stick. --UK Mike

 

My arsenal, in order of acquisition: Sailor 21 Pocket Pen M, Cross Solo M, Online Calligraphy, Monteverde Invincia F, Hero 359 M, Jinhao X450 M, Levenger True Writer M, Jinhao 159 M, Platinum Balance F, TWSBI Classic 1.1 stub, Platinum Preppy 0.3 F, 7 Pilot Varsity M disposables refillables, Speedball penholder, TWSBI 580 USA EF, Pilot MR, Noodler's Ahab 1.1 stub, another Preppy 0.3, Preppy EF 0.2, ASA Sniper F, Click Majestic F, Kaweco Sport M, Pilot Prera F, Baoer 79 M (fake Starwalker), Hero 616 M (fake Parker), Jinhao X750 Shimmering Sands M . . .

31 and counting :D

 

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I really love this color.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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If you get the impression that I like this ink, you would be correct :D

 

Next up -- Blue Ball Diamond.

 

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Until you ink a pen, it is merely a pretty stick. --UK Mike

 

My arsenal, in order of acquisition: Sailor 21 Pocket Pen M, Cross Solo M, Online Calligraphy, Monteverde Invincia F, Hero 359 M, Jinhao X450 M, Levenger True Writer M, Jinhao 159 M, Platinum Balance F, TWSBI Classic 1.1 stub, Platinum Preppy 0.3 F, 7 Pilot Varsity M disposables refillables, Speedball penholder, TWSBI 580 USA EF, Pilot MR, Noodler's Ahab 1.1 stub, another Preppy 0.3, Preppy EF 0.2, ASA Sniper F, Click Majestic F, Kaweco Sport M, Pilot Prera F, Baoer 79 M (fake Starwalker), Hero 616 M (fake Parker), Jinhao X750 Shimmering Sands M . . .

31 and counting :D

 

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I'm going to try this ink again in a different pen with a little more water. I had NO trouble until I let the pen sit mostly dry for 4 days. Even still, it cleaned right out.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I'm with you. I really love this ink.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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General observations of Green Diamond:
Well behaved on paper

Easy to clean up

No signs of nib creep or crud like some people posted, but I also didn't leave the ink in my pens very long.
The color is bright, and I prefer Green Cashmere, but I think this would be popular.
Lots of shading options, even from pen to pen. That's a nice bonus.

I probably would not buy this, just because it's a little bright for me.

Don't believe everything you think.

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First impression of Green Diamond at the recommended 8% concentration, in comparison with some other greens:

http://chiffre.aleturo.com/Dumatborlon/Colour-comparison/green.jpeg

As soon as I get my main pen back from repair, I’ll add Diamine Kelly Green to the list as well; that’s the closest to Green Diamond that I have in my lineup.

I really like this colour so far. More to follow.

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It's similar to Kelly Green.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Loved the color, great shading, nice and wet for about a page then the problems start. There was crud buildup on the nib, so much so that it clogged to the point of completely stopping flow.

http://i.imgur.com/1P7d19s.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/xHmGQ4r.jpg

I really loved this ink! Maybe some fixing of the formula and thus would be perfect, all other Susemai inks have been easy to clean and never had this problem.

http://i.imgur.com/JkyEiJW.png

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