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As I received samples of all Wancher colors I thought I'll make comparison. Full text of my comparison can be found on Polish fountain pen forum. However you don't have to read it, colors have language of their own. I hope that you'll like it.



ASUKA BROWN: nice but dull shade of brown. Too little shading for my taste.



http://imageshack.com/a/img834/1547/3d0hs.jpg




EBINE VIOLET: this one is really cool.





http://imageshack.com/a/img842/6190/bocjz.jpg



IMARI BLUE: saturated blue. More than decent.



http://imageshack.com/a/img850/2093/qavq.jpg




MATCHA TEA GREEN: it's OK.



http://imageshack.com/a/img819/3984/8il6z.jpg




TENMOKU BLACK: black with brown accents. I hate black ink so I see nothing interesting here.



http://imageshack.com/a/img822/2923/ecm5.jpg



Let's check scans and photos:



SWABS ON MONDI 90G PAPER (scan + photo)



http://imageshack.com/a/img820/8949/0yxx.jpg



http://imageshack.com/a/img822/9863/lmark.jpg



DROPS OF INK ON KITCHEN TOWEL



http://imageshack.com/a/img823/7449/g7938.jpg



TEXT WRITTEN WITH PILOT 78G (BROAD NIB) IN CALENDAR



http://imageshack.com/a/img855/4889/v0od.jpg



TEXT WRITTEN WITH PILOT 78G (BROAD NIB) IN OXFORD NOTEBOOK



http://imageshack.com/a/img855/5688/sibr.jpg



http://imageshack.com/a/img823/522/nn2vj.jpg




TEXT WRITTEN WITH PILOT 78G (BROAD NIB) ON RHODIA PAPER



http://imageshack.com/a/img853/9771/4vtu.jpg



http://imageshack.com/a/img823/6457/dxz5.jpg



http://imageshack.com/a/img829/3530/nek8.jpg



http://imageshack.com/a/img843/8682/n0rro.jpg




TEXT WRITTEN WITH PILOT 78G (BROAD NIB) IN CHEAP NOTEBOOK




http://imageshack.com/a/img853/9033/f8vi.jpg



DRY TIMES



http://imageshack.com/a/img840/7370/8m8a.jpg



WATERPROOF (photos)



Before "immersion"



http://imageshack.com/a/img850/3530/6p24.jpg



Few seconds after



http://imageshack.com/a/img820/9393/ntb9.jpg



After 1 minute



http://imageshack.com/a/img823/4742/muk96.jpg



After 5 minutes



http://imageshack.com/a/img856/5894/cp78.jpg



Summary



I like these inks. My two favourites are Ebine Violet + Imari Blue.




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Your reviews are so good that they leave me feeling like I've tested the ink myself.

Love it!

 

Erm, Im not too keen on the colours though so I'll pass . . . :)

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Wancher inks picked my interest too, but never bought them before.

A really complete test. Thanks for the effort and for plubishing the results.

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Thanks for putting these inks through their paces.

Breathe. Take one step at a time. Don't sweat the small stuff. You're not getting older, you are only moving through time. Be calm and positive.

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My choice of these examples would be the Imari Blue.

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"Meddler's 'Salamander' - almost as good as the real thing!"

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I have the Ebine, Imari and Matcha. I have found them to be quite lubricating, especially the Imari. I find it particularly useful in a dryish fine-nibbed pen, as it reduces nib dry-out.

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Thank you this wonderful review.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Holy moly that's excellent work you did there....

 

Love the macha green tea

And the brown

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I voted for two -- the Imari Blue and the Ebine Violet. The colors of the other three didn't grab me the way those two did.

Thanks for the comparisons.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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Awesome review, I have all 5 of them (bought them in a sale) but haven't got around to using any beyond the tea green. Might break them out tonight..

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I have the Imari Blue and Ebine Violet. Both have been a pleasant experience because I bought them very inexpensively and because the inks perform very well.

The green looks interesting as well.

Thanks for the review.

 

Regards,

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I have feathering issues with both the Imari Blue and Matcha Green, but not the Ebine. Did you notice any performance issues? It was particularly bad with the Matcha Green. I was mainly trying the inks out on Rhodia with Japanese Fine nibs, and experience no issues with other inks using this combination.

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Well, I've now tried out these inks. They are nice, fairly well behaved and certainly easy to use. If you are can find them for a good price, you won't be disappointed. Thank you Vis for the terrific comparison. When I saw the Asuka Brown, I was sure my color was off. The Brown is much more purple when it is wet. I actually like it.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I haven't really worked with the other inks much ( I have the Matcha Green, Imari Blue and Ebine Violet) but I did find that the Imari Blue was so wet and lubricating that it brought a stubbornly dry extra-fine nibbed hooded chinese pen to life.

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And someone has to speak up for them as has no voices.”


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i have a bottle of the Macha Green. it reminds me a lot of J. Herbin's Vert Empire. I like it alot and I got a large bottle (i think about 100 ml) for just 8 or 9 USD

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