Montblanc Racing Green

[Sandy1]

Hello,

 

This Post is to support an undertaking initiated by another FPN member, 'professionaldiletante' to reproduce the discontinued Montblanc 'Racing Green', (MBRG). OP_here

 

So this is not an Ink Review, rather the intention is to provide a uniform starting point (online) where it can be viewed, and mixers without their own cache of MBRG can get an idea of how the ink looks albeit on the monitor - not on the page. (OK OK - there is some hubris on my part, thinking that I can produce 'definitive' scans, but this is a starting point - not an end-point.)

 

There are restrictions as to the level of detail that can be included in a Post due to bandwidth concerns and the need to share bandwidth with image intensive portions of FPN, such as the Market Place where Sellers post images and make money, as opposed to Ink & Pen Reviews where FPNers donate their time, materials and effort for the common weal, rather than personal profit. Such is the environment, so let's make the best use of it.

 

I suppose that not including images within your Post, but including only a link to the images may well keep this Thread lean and conserve bandwidth for other bits of FPN.

 

So here we go: the first sample of MBRG. Swabs and a written sample. I found that for mixing, it is useful to show the ink in various densities, from 3 times a single swab to a very pale density. As the ink is the same, the colour should be the same, with only the density (luminosity) changing. I found the dilutions to be of great use to view a dark complex ink.

 

To my eyes, I see MBRG as essentially a dark Green-Brown. I do not see a Green-Black, or a Green-Grey-Black.

Please chime-in with other descriptions of this colour.

 

I did a rudimentary mix, using 3 parts of Private Reserve 'Shoreline Gold' (my favourite 'dirty yellow') and 1 part of Waterman 'Florida Blue'. The Green seemed to be OK for a fast & dirty starting point, but it needed Brown notes, but I only have one Brown - the Pilot 'yama-guri', which missed by a mile. Yikers!!

 

If you want to see other scans of the MBRG, please let me know.

 

ByeBye

Sandy1

 

EDIT: There was some curiosity about the difference in image quality between an inserted image, and a link to the original image. So, here's the link to the image below: Link_to_OP_Scan

 

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy116/Sandy1-1/InkyThoughts2010/Montblanc_Racing_Green_Replication/FPN188.jpg

Edited May 1, 2010 by Sandy1

[Sandy1]

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Here is a close-up of the strange on-off shading, from the word 'feathering' on the last row of the primary sample : Shading_Link

[SamCapote]

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Here is a close-up of the strange on-off shading, from the word 'feathering' on the last row of the primary sample : Shading_Link

 

Beautiful demo. How did you take that closeup of the shading?

[Sandy1]

 

Beautiful demo. How did you take that closeup of the shading?

Thanks.

I don't have a digi-cam, so all my stuff is from an Epson V600 scanner.

• I do a Preview scan of the original, then from the Preview, I select the portion of the image I want to work with.
• I do a Zoom that lets me 'crop' down to the minimum image that I want to show.
• I go back to the scanner control panel, then set the resolution to 1200 dpi. (Scale is still 100%.)
• Scan, then upload to Photobucket; finally just paste the 'Direct Link' into the FPN 'Insert Link' dialogue box.

File info from Photobucket:: File Size: 253 kb - 787 x 635: which is the same as the original file data - Photobucket doesn't compromise posted images, though a direct Post (insert image - not link) into FPN may well generate a more-compromised image. Hmm - let's see if I can still edit the OP to include a link to the original image.

 

I hope this answers your question. If not maybe I can try again.

 

Bye,

S1

[picautomaton]

Hey sandy1, have you tried Shaeffer Kings Gold for a dirty yellow? On the brown maybe Grand Canyon CD. Good luck on your quest to replicate the famed MBRG.

[Sandy1]

Hello,

 

There was some resonance with the Sailor Jentle 'rikyu-cha', so I did a quick Comparison here: My link

 

Bye,

S1