Nakaya Dragons: Tame-Sukashi (Blue-Green) Vs Aka-Tamenuri (Red)

[Josey]

I'm having a hard time deciding between these two! One of my sticking points is still -despite hunting down photos online - not having the best sense of the color of the dragon motif on the Tame-sukashi dragon. Can anyone who's seen one in person tell me if the dragon is tesl or more of a green shade? For example, is it a match for either Iroshizuku syo-ro or Ku-jaku, as shown here:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/uploads/imgs/fpn_1355437793__blues.jpg

 

Also, over time does the dragon get more green, more blue, or just brighter? (Anyone know what the color of the underpainting is?

 

Also, regarding the aka-tamenuri dragon, is the gold motif metallic shiny gold or more of a golden yellow? I can't tell from photos.

 

Also curious what peoples' impressions are re: gold clip/nib/kanji on the aka-tamenuri dragon and rhodium/silver clip/nib/kanji on the tame-sukashi dragon.

 

Thanks! i've been agonizing over this and I think I've otherwise exhausted my internet research on the topic...

[LuckyKate]

I saw a blue dragon Na kai Ai at the dc pen show and also a red dragon.

 

The blue dragon is very dark blue, at least on that particular pen. The red was really bright, at least to my eyes. The gold was pretty, more of a yellow gold, not metallic.

 

But I was more focused on the sumiko cherry blossom and palmet. Now those pens were remarkable!

 

As you can see I tend to like more muted colors (would probably get a heki dragon if they make them). The blue dragon is much more subtle than the aka tamenuri. Neither pen had a clip (at least the ones I saw).

Edited August 11, 2014 by LuckyKate

[mk2579]

Thanks for this. I enquired at nibs.com whether the blue dragons were more hidden, or already visible on the outside.

 

They said they were already visible on the outside (like in the portable long on their website, vs. the neo standard pic) so I left it in the end.

 

The price of course is the other issue...