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My goal in this round of tests was to choose a dark red or burgundy ink to use in my new Visconti Cosmoplitan. The pen is made of stacked red and clear celluloid, and I plan to use it with a reddish ink so that any staining will blend into the overall colour of the pen. After having reviewed the results for all the inks tested, I've revised my conclusions for some of them; therefore, where my typed and handwritten comments conflict the typed comments supercede the handwritten ones.

 

 

Conclusions

 

Of the inks in this batch Noodler's Widowmaker is the only true dark red, without brown or purple undertones. It lacked impact when used in my Veruna Rajan with custom ground XXF nib; however, when used in the Visconti with 1.3 mm stub this colour really grabs one's attention! Flow characteristics were excellent with both the stub and XXF nibs, and I noticed moderate lubrication which I especially appreciated when using the XXF nib. Widowmaker is one of my two favourite inks in this round of testing.

 

Unlike Diamine Red Dragon, Widowmaker exhibited consistent colour and shading across a wide variety of lighting conditions. Thus depending on ambient light, sometimes I prefere Widowmaker and other times I prefere Red Dragon. I am finding it hard to choose between these two inks, so I'll have to buy them both! :)

 

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Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with any retailer, distributor or manufacturer of pens, inks or stationery, nor have I recieved, been offered, or solicted any free samples or discounts.

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i can't help but comment on your handwriting with italic (stub) nib :bunny01: very nice :P it's fat with the size of writing yet every character can be made out

 

I'm more pleased with red dragons appearance, this color just doesn't seem to stick with me

 

nice review =)

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i can't help but comment on your handwriting with italic (stub) nib :bunny01: very nice :P it's fat with the size of writing yet every character can be made out

 

I'm more pleased with red dragons appearance, this color just doesn't seem to stick with me

 

nice review =)

 

 

Cool review. Thanks

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i can't help but comment on your handwriting with italic (stub) nib :bunny01: very nice :P it's fat with the size of writing yet every character can be made out

 

I'm more pleased with red dragons appearance, this color just doesn't seem to stick with me

 

nice review =)

 

Thanks! I'm not used getting complements on my handwritting, so that was a pleasant surprise! I'm usually told my writing tends is an illegible scrawl....

 

A stub/italic forces me to slow down which makes my writing neater and more deliberate, also I think the line variation makes my writing more legible. I was also surprised at how easily I adapted to writing larger to accomodate the (huge) 1.3 mm stub.

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Nice review, thanks. My experience with Widowmaker is similar to yours. The only faults I can find are that it lacks lubrication in dry writing pens and is relatively slow to dry. Otherwise a very nice ink.

 

I like Red Dragon a little better, but am glad to have a bottle of each.

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My favorite red ink!notworthy1.gif

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A splendid shade of red indeed. It reminds me of the Montblanc Ruby Red. I find it quite similar but perhaps with some darker undertones.

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The comparison of Tiananmen, Widow Maker and Oxblood helped me save some $$ since those three look the same to me. I already have Oxblood and Tiananmen--- I should have bought only one either.

Thanks for this review!

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