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Realistically, perhaps this as far as bottle design. :blush:

 

Stunning inks though. No regrets and will order more as gifts.

 

 

Awww.... c'mon Tas... you really want us to beg???

 

 

Ok.. then... .pretty please.... can you post some writing samples.. ?? :notworthy1: :notworthy1: :notworthy1: :notworthy1:

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Ordered Safari, left Velvet Blue till after Xmas and tempted by Regency Blue, but not sure how different it is from other the darker blues.

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This is not the most thorough test (and comes with apologies for the handwriting), but here's a small sample of the five inks I chose earlier in the week, and a comparison against what else I've got inked up at the moment.

 

My favourite at the moment is probably Regency Blue - great flow/lubrication and a very deep saturated look with a hint of sheen. Also rather keen on Silver Fox, which looks just like HB pencil (sorry, don't have Diamine graphite to compare). [All these pens are fairly wet writers which might explain some of the difference in colour to the OPs scans. Paper is lined Rhodia.]

 

Cheers, Schticy

 

15825607316_1413950e99_o.jpg_MG_99593 by schticy, on Flickr

 

15665668237_14ab422913_o.jpg_MG_9959 by schticy, on Flickr

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I received the Safari ink today. I put it into my Parker IM and the ink flows very well - this pen does not like dry inks at all - no false starts with this ink.

 

There is a great variety in the shading. With a heavy hand (or a wet pen) the ink comes out as a dark green -- with a lighter hand it comes out with a light shade of green. It's a bit like grass that has been watered, or grass that has been not seen rain for a while. Quite a range.

 

This is an ink I'm going to have a lot of fun with. (Did I really say that? - Nurse the screens!).

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Don't hide the wallet get it out . . .!

(Mind you, it's probably still cowering in a corner somewhere after the M1000 experience) :)

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Managed to get out of bed, suffering with man flu for the third day now and load Terracotta into my Vac 700 and the Blue Velvet into my 540.

http://www.taskyprianou.com/me_lemsip.jpg

 

 

 

Might not be what you think. Dr. Napalm suggests further investigation:

 

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I'm interested in everything except Silver Fox, and Carnival. Diamine is one of my favourite ink producers.

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Thank you for the pictures Stichy.

 

I had a small win on the lottery last night, and decided to go for Regency Blue instead of the Velvet Blue. The Velvet looks similar to a blue I already have, so I'll finish that one first. That Regency Blue looks nice.

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Really enjoying these new inks - here's a few more close-ups showing shading and a little sheen. [All share the same paper/pen as previous pictures.]

Enjoy!

 

Blue velvet - great flow on this one and definitely showing the potential for sheen:

 

15672289317_2f21c7d49f_o.jpg diamine-blue-velvet-100 by schticy, on Flickr

 

 

Regency blue – love this one, really jumps off the page:

 

15235777574_93f3be5247_o.jpgdiamine-regency-blue-100 by schticy, on Flickr

 

 

Safari – fantastic shading, everything from the deepest jungle chlorophyll through to lightest savannah green:

 

15235777344_36536a0322_o.jpgdiamine-safari-100 by schticy, on Flickr

 

Terracotta – more beautiful shading, and an unusual burnt sienna type colour:

 

15670799240_6ba95718c2_o.jpgdiamine-terracotta-100 by schticy, on Flickr

 

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Don't hide the wallet get it out . . .!

 

(Mind you, it's probably still cowering in a corner somewhere after the M1000 experience) :)

Haha! Yes, kinda...

But I think a (few) bottle(s) of ink(s) might not hurt :P

 

Thank you so much for the samples!!! :thumbup:

I don't really need that shade of blue, but Blue Velvet looks so nice!

Safari and Terracotta are still in the lead though!

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I'm wondering how close it is to good old Noodler's Blue ?

Now that I've been bitten by the "blue bug" anyone out there care to scratch my itch so to speak ?

Just looked up a few reviews here and elsewhere. Seems veeerry similar . . . Good Captain. any chance of a side by side ?

 

(Not that it makes any difference, Noodler's Blue in the UK is a non starter :mellow: )

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