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I don't normally like orange for an ink color, but this one really is pretty cool.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v160/evergoddess/pumpkinink.jpg

 

I do, however, like phoenixes ;)

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Thanks for the review.

 

I think biffybeans noted a similar problem with the gunk and creep. she attributed it to over priming the feed on her Lamy. Would you agree or do you see this as a chronic problem with this ink no matter the conditions?

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If it happened to both of us, I'd say it's the ink and not the pen. Perhaps other Diamine Pumpkin users will put in their two cents as well...

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Interesting review of a lovely color. Shame the side issues. Anyone has tried diluting the ink to see if the crystallization persists?

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I've been using this ink in a Pumpkin coloured Bexley Poseidon Magnum with no creep at all. It's been sitting in the pen with occasional use for almost a month now.

I love the ink, but find that the colour is a little hard on the eyes sometimes ;)

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I've been using this ink in a Pumpkin coloured Bexley Poseidon Magnum with no creep at all. It's been sitting in the pen with occasional use for almost a month now.

I love the ink, but find that the colour is a little hard on the eyes sometimes ;)

 

 

Haha....well, it seems much easier on the eyes than some of the other oranges out there! That's what I meant.

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Might as well include a link to biffybeans' review. She shows a picture of the gunk <img src="https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sick.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":sick:" border="0" alt="sick.gif" />

 

<a href="http://www.biffybeans.com/2009/05/review-diamine-pumpkin-fountain-pen-ink.html" target="_blank">http://www.biffybeans.com/2009/05/review-d...in-pen-ink.html</a>

 

That link didn't work for me, but hopefully this one will.

 

Diamine will replace any ink that gets gunky. I think it was a bad batch.

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My experience with nib/feed ink "crystals" with Diamine Pumpkin (and Diamine Orange) is that it only happens in pens that don't have a good, airtight seal when capped.

I've had one or the other of these inks in my Pelikan M1000 for almost a year now, and absolutely no issues.

However, in just a couple days, I get crystallization on the nib and feed of my Omas Tokyo.

 

Regards, greg

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Thanks for sharing, that is one vibrant colour.

And how can this be, because he is the Kwisatz Haderach.

 

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Just to update the Pumpkin experience, I have been using Diamine Pumpkin in my broad nibbed Lamy Vista for some time now. It has been perfect, not a single sign of any crud or anything else, it just works.

 

I love the colour, it is so bright. I got it to mark my pupils exercise books with. As they use blue or black and red is frowned upon as aggressive :rolleyes: . I thought that a nice bright orange would be a stand out alternative. I surveyed one class of year 7's (11-12 YO) today and they all liked the colour, so it will probably stay though I may experiment a bit more.

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Diamine will replace any ink that gets gunky. I think it was a bad batch.

 

Diamine refused to replace my gunky Poppy Red. They told me it was "normal" and "harmless".

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My Pumpkin gunks up my Watermans, but the colour is so lovely that I keep using it. Plus, it is a favourite with my students - they actually took a vote! The shading and rich warmth to the colour make it one of my go-to inks.

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My Pumpkin gunks up my Watermans, but the colour is so lovely that I keep using it. Plus, it is a favourite with my students - they actually took a vote! The shading and rich warmth to the colour make it one of my go-to inks.

 

 

Yes Pumpkin is gorgeous. I haven't had any gunk-ing problems (fingers crossed). That's great your students voted and Pumpkin one. My students thought I was weird(er) for using different colors to grade each assignment, but I thought it would keep them from getting bored of seeing the same color each week.

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I got a sample as a part of GP's Ink Drop and loved it! It did produce a little crystally stuff on the nib eventually but it wiped right off and caused no problems so I'd happily get more. Fun color!

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Hey cool, what other colors do you use for grading assignments?

 

At the request of most of my classes, I have stopped using red (though I still use my Diamine Syrah for grading final exams). The most popular inks for grading this past year:

 

Diamine Kelly Green

Diamine Pumpkin

Diamine Cerise

Diamine Imperial Purple

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