Comparison: Pilot 'asa-gao' :: Pelikan Royal Blue

[Sandy1]

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As the patches are neutral gray, their colour on your monitor should also be neutral gray.

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• Wintel PC My link

Figure 1.

Gray Scale

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Figure 2.

Swabs

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• Pilot asa-gao x3
• Pelikan Royal Blue x3
• Pilot asa-gao x2
• Pelikan Royal Blue x2
• Pilot asa-gao x1
• Pelikan Royal Blue x1

Figure 3.

Other Stuff

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• Left Side: Pilot asa-gao
• Right Side: Pelikan Royal Blue

Written Samples - Moby Dick

 

Figure 4.

Written Samples on Rhodia

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Left Side. Pilot asa-gao: Nine lines from the M200+EF; then ten lines from the 330+M; then ten lines from the Safari+1.1i .

Right Side. Pelikan Royal Blue: Nine lines from the M200+EF; then ten lines from the 330+M; then ten lines from the Safari+1.1i .

 

Figure 5.

Written Samples on HPJ1124

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1st Line: Pilot asa-gao from the 330+M

2nd Line: Pelikan Royal Blue from the 330+M

3rd Line: Pilot asa-gao from the Safari+1.1i

4th Line: Pelikan Royal Blue from the Safari+1.1i

 

 

High Resolution Scans

 

As I do not wish to have the sobriquet 'Queen of the Bandwidth Bandits', these are Links only.

• Pilot asa-gao from 330+M on Rhodia. My link
• Pelikan Royal Blue from 330+M on Rhodia. My link
• Pilot asa-gao from Safari+1.1i on Rhodia. My link
• Pelikan Royal Blue from Safari+1.1i on Rhodia. My link
• Pilot asa-gao and Pelikan Royal Blue from 330+M on HPJ1124. My link
• Pilot asa-gao and Pelikan Royal Blue from Safari+1.1i on HPJ1124. My link

Observations:

 

• These are the things which are not apparent from the Images.
• These observations may differ ever so slightly from the Ink Review/s that may be in place.
• My contribution was to generate enough reasonable samples, then capture the appearance of those samples.
• If you'd like more detailed information, please send me a PM; I'll do what I can. (Within reason - you naughty FPN boys).
• I leave it to each viewer to interpret what is seen, and/or to initiate discussion in the usual way.

Type:

• Both are dye-based FP inks.

Flow Rate:

• The inks are representative of inks' flow rate limits - outer markers - that I consider to be OK.
• Pilot asa-gao being wet; Pelikan Royal Blue being dry.

Nib Dry-out:

• Both inks are OK.

Start-up:

• Both inks are OK.

Lubrication:

• Both inks are OK.
• Pilot asa-gao is greater.

Nib Creeping:

• None for both inks.

Staining:

• None after 3 days for both inks.

Clogging:

• Not seen for both inks.

Bleed Through:

• None on papers used for both inks.

Show Through:

• None on papers used for both inks.
• Both sides of the sheet may be used.

Clean-up:

• Both cleaned-up within a reasonable time with plain water.
• The Pelikan Royal Blue was faster by far.
  

Densitometer Readings - From the Ink Reviews. (FWIW)

 

• Pilot asa-gao:
  • Red 91
  • Grn 119
  • Blu 226
  • Lum 135

• Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue:
  • Red 117
  • Grn 135
  • Blu 131
  • Lum 150

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MATERIEL

 

Paper:

• Written Samples:
  • Rhodia
  • HPJ1124
  • Glossy card

  [*]Other:

  • Glossy paper
  • HPJ1124
  • Royal - 25% cotton rag

Pens:

• Pelikan M200 + M200-series g-p steel EF
• Sheaffer 330 + steel M
• Lamy Pink Safari + a rather wet steel 1.1i

IMAGES:

• Scans were made on an Epson V600 scanner; factory defaults were accepted.
• Figures shown were scanned at 96 dpi & 24 bit colour.
• Images linked were scanned at 300 dpi & 24 bit colour.
• Scans went straight to the file sharing thingy.

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Edited September 14, 2010 by Sandy1

[Sandy1]

INK REVIEWS:

 

• Pilot asa-gao My link
• Pelikan Royal Blue My link

Edited September 14, 2010 by Sandy1

[Rekord]

Thank you! I will have to add Asa-gao to my purchase list

[Sandy1]

Thank you! I will have to add Asa-gao to my purchase list

Hi,

You're welcome! The asa-gao really does have that 'it' factor.

But wouldn't you rather wait until the tenth ink of the One Of The Ten series is done with?

Bye,

S1

[Crewel]

S1, those are great reviews! They really help me decide which Blue I may be interested in next.

[Sandy1]

S1, those are great reviews! They really help me decide which Blue I may be interested in next.

Hi,

Thank-you!

I fully support an informed choice: Some Members have thanked me for helping them steer clear of an ink, others have made a decision to purchase as a result of reading the Ink Review. (Is the cap-liner material a deal-breaker?)

As a result of your Review of the Cd'A Saffron, a bottle of that is on my 'next order' list.

And the Browns beckon.

 

Ah, such dreadfully kind enablers.

 

Bye,

S1