This topic has been pinned at the request of Carrie. Yes, Dillon has the vials in stock at this writing. The way to tell: Click on the main pinned topic about the KCat ink trading system. At the top you'll see a message about vials with a link to Dillo, click it. Scroll down to the very bottom of the post and on the left in small print you'll see where he has stated whether or not vials are in stock. --Ann


Something that was mentioned at the Northern Pen Show was the idea of doing a British only ink sample exchange in order to keep postage costs down.

I need to sort out where all my inks have got put in the chaos of moving house, but here's a list of the samples I can provide for starters.

Diamine
Imperial Purple
Sapphire Blue
Amaranth
Coral
Burnt Sienna
Sepia
Prussian Blue
Dark Green

Mont Blanc
Black
Bordeaux

Private Reserve
Shoreline Gold
Shell Pink
Arabian Rose

edited by forum moderator to add info

Ah, yes! I remember that discussion! I'm in!

Inks available for sampling

Diamine
Amaranth
Amber
Burnt Sienna
Claret
Kelly Green
Monaco Red
Prussian Blue
Royal Blue
Steel Blue
Umber
Violet
WES Imperial Blue

Noodler's
FPN Dumas Tulipe Noir
FPN Galileo Manuscript Brown
Legal Lapis
Marine Green
Ottoman Rose
Walnut

Caran d'Ache
Amazon
Blue Night
Caribbean Sea
Saffron
Storm

Parker Penman
Ebony
Emerald
Mocha
Ruby

Levenger
Gemstone Green

Omas
Americo Vespucci Red

I haven't got any of those sample sort of vials, but I'd be happy to join in if I had some. I have:

Diamine
* emerald mix (my personal british racing green, I just mixed the whole bottle)
* claret (actually yard-o-led bottle, but it's diamine ink)
* monaco red

Aurora black
Waterman violet
Noodler's navajo turquoise
Lamy blue-black, yes the iron gall one
Bog standard black quink

Count me in.
Heres my list of available inks:

DIAMINE
All 50 colours ( except Amaranth somebody nicked it all at the Norhern ;-)

PRIVATE RESERVE
Arabian Rose
Burgundy Mist
Copper Burst
Black Cherry
Dakota Red
Orange Crush
Sherwood Green
Spearmint

NOODLERS
Eternal
Ottaman Rose
Cayenne
Green
Firefly
Saguaro
Zhivago
The Highland's Heather

HERBIN
Vert Empire
Vert Olive
Cafe Des Iles
Lie De The
Poussiere De Lune

PELIKAN
Royal Blue

CONWAY STEWART
Black

WATERMAN
Havana Brown

Montblanc
Blue/Black

DUKE INK
It's some sort of blue (its all written in Tiawanese or something like!)

VINTAGE INK
Carter's Midnight Blue/Black
Sheaffer's Skrip Washable Black
Sheaffer's Skrip Permanent Blue/Black
Parker Superchrome Red ***CAUTION***
Parker Quink for V Mail Black
Parker Quink Washable Brown

What are we doing about the sample vials?

Regards

Ian

www.cathedralpens.co.uk
www.midlandpenshow.co.uk
www.lwes.org.uk
www.wesonline.org.uk

I'll have a look how many of the vials I have. They originally came from Dillo, but not sure if he still supplies them or even if he still uses the forum.

I recently benefitted from the generosity of [/i]misterh[i], and Carrie showed me this project. I'm definitely up for joining in!

Current ink supplies:

Aurora Blue

Diamine
Umber
Sapphire Blue
Violet

Noodler's
Bulletproof Black
Navajo Turquoise

Pelikan Violet

Waterman
Havana Brown
Green
South Sea Blue

I feel like I've forgotten one but can't remember... will update when I check. I don't have any vials, but I'll be able to find something good enough if it comes to that.

I want in as well, I can offer the following:

Noodler's
Polar Black
Red-Black
Eternal Black (it will come in tomorrow)
Cayenne (it will come in tomorrow)
Ottoman Azure (it will come in tomorrow)

Caran d' Ache
Black

Mont Blanc
Blue

Aurora
Black

Montegrappa
Black

Parker Quink
Red
Black

Pelikan
Briliant Black

Someone is keen on black!

Add to my list the slightly exotic R&K Scabiosa...ooh iron gall...living life dangerously. I love these ferrogallic inks!
So, we just need some containers. I am super keen on trying some registrar's ink from diamine, for example.

bluestocking: Yes sir/madam I am!

I have the following for sampling

Own label

Dark Emerald
Dusky Pink
Blue Grey
Warm Black

Parker

Penman Sapphire

Mont Blanc
Black
Brown
Red

Cartier
Blue

Caran Dache
Caribean Blue

Visconti
Blue

Lamy
Blue

Pelikan 4001
Blue

Hi Everyone

I have the following inks at present:
Diamine

Royal Blue
Imperial Blue
Umber
Amaranth
Quartz Black
Turquiose (cart)
Monaco Red (Cart)

Sailor Brown

I would like to try any of the more "saturated Inks" , like Noodlers etc

I am awaiting Vials

Cheers

John

Hi Carrie,

I've got some vials that I think will be suitable for the UK ink exchange, I use them to ship my shellac in - no problems with people receiving Jiffy bags full of orange gooey stuff I'll bring a couple of hundred along to the Midland Pen Weekend and any FPNer who wants them can have some for nowt.

Hope to see you there - assuming you know where Lichfield is (yes, Carrie, I saw your post )!!!!!!!!!!!

Regards

Ian

www.midlandpenshow.co.uk

I'd like to contribute - if someone has the vial thingys

Diamine
Teal
Ruby
Damson
Golden Brown
Ultra Green
Woodland Green
Orange
Yellow
Grey
Monaco Red


Watermans
Blue-Black

I feel like such a newbie with so few inks........

Up date

Own label
Dark Emerald
Dusky Pink - all gone
Blue Grey - all gone
Warm Black
Dark Teal
Purple
Blue Cheer

Just making a florescent green now, will be making around 100 cc if anyone has a need for this colour


Parker
Penman Sapphire

Mont Blanc
Black all gone
Brown all gone
Red
British Racing Green

Lamy

Blue
Red

Cartier

Black

Caran Dache
Caribean Blue

Visconti
Blue


Pelikan 4001
Blue

Montegrappa
Dark Green very old stock

I have just received some of the vials that Ian has and haven't had chance to contact him yet about them. They're very long and thin in comparison to the vials that Dillon supplies, so sadly I don't really think they're suitable. I've got quite a few of Dillon's vials....somewhere, no doubt never to be seen again in the chaos of house moving.

I've got a few new inks I can add to the list as well.

Hello all,

I'd like to join the UK ink exchange also. I'm pretty new to this at the moment so my list is very small indeed but my collection will be growing shortly. I plan on getting some more next week and will update and edit list as appropriate.

My vials should be on the way from Dillon as well so it looks like I'm all set!

Here is my list...

Private Reserve
Midnight Blues

Visconti
vanGogh Sepia

Waterman
Florida Blue


Thanks,

Matt.

Sorry wrong topic