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I know there are a couple reviews of this ink, but I want to add my 2 cents!

 

This ink is a beautiful deep red color, similar to Noodler's Antietam with a little less orange.

 

The flow is great in my Pilot 78G stub nib and has a beautiful color on Staples' bagasse eco-friendly paper.

 

Here's a little scan, hope you enjoy!

 

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"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance."~James 1

 

Pelikan M200 B, Lamy Al-Star F (and Safari), Pilot 78G B, Reform 1745(x2), Sheaffer Viewpoint (x4), Hero 616, Hero 240, Hero 329/330

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I like this ink a lot, too. In person, I see a much different color than I see on the monitor here. I see little orange, but a lovely blood red (crimson, I guess that would make it.) But it has all the good qualities you cite.

 

Thanks for the review,

Mark

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Looks more orangy here than I've seen with mine--but I'll have to try it on some of my bagasse paper to see if that makes a difference. A great deep red, it reminds me a bit of Visconti Bordeaux. I was curious about the name--it does appear that the flag of Monaco has this color--at least from what I see on Wikipedia. Thanks for the review.

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This ink stained a new gold nib of mine after one fill and i have not yet been able to remove the stain. Just my experience. Liked the colour.

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This sits in my Nakaya flexi fine nib. Great ink in a great pen! Pen has just written straight off after being out of use for months, and the fine line gives the more intense shade of the ink as apposed to the more feint examples shown in the stub nib example above. Really like it.

 

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I used Monaco Red for a fair amount of time. It is a wonderfully rich color and perfect for editing. I stopped using it, though, because it completely disappeared when splattered with water. (It is a complaint that I have with each of the admittedly few Diamine inks I have tried out. Absolutely zero water resistance, at least at the time; I don't know if any have been reformulated.)

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Yeah, all of my inks show very differently on this bagasse paper. I was nervous at first, but this as well as all of my other inks are much deeper on other papers.

 

I'm not worried about this staining my plated 78G nib as I don't think I'll ever take think ink out of it! And, with the pen being red, it would add a nice accent. No really, I haven't had problems yet and I don't know what to suggest...

 

I'm also not worried about water resistance, as I mostly write at home...I did just address and envelope with it though...curious :hmm1:

 

Anyway, I love this ink so far. I will definitely buy a full size bottle when this 30mL one is gone!

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance."~James 1

 

Pelikan M200 B, Lamy Al-Star F (and Safari), Pilot 78G B, Reform 1745(x2), Sheaffer Viewpoint (x4), Hero 616, Hero 240, Hero 329/330

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