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Thank you very much for this! Those are really pretty colors. It's kind of interesting when I found some close similarities among them (for example Sailor Jentle Nioi-Sumire and Montblanc Royal Blue). I'm tempted to buy ones from green and purple shade next.

 

Just out of curiosity, which one do you use the most?

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Thank you very much for this! Those are really pretty colors. It's kind of interesting when I found some close similarities among them (for example Sailor Jentle Nioi-Sumire and Montblanc Royal Blue). I'm tempted to buy ones from green and purple shade next.

 

Just out of curiosity, which one do you use the most?

 

I'm not a huge fan of the MB Royal Blue, and it's been so long since I made the swatch that I can't remember much about its properties. The Noi Simure is very well behaved and well lubricated without being sticky.

 

Beware many of the darker Sailor purples; I've found both Hougado Deep Purple Black and (to a lesser extent) Bungu Box Ink of Witch very very wet, and they take an age to dry. My favourite purple is the Joyful 2 Purple Heart; I'm a big fan of J Herbin Poussière de Lune as well, but it is much, much drier.

 

I have a few inks that hop between pens; many live in one pen and have become associated with it. However, some are almost always among the inked group:

 

Sailor Bungu Box 4B

Sailor Ishida Bungu Hakodate Twilight Blue

Sailor Bungu Box Bocchan Blue

Sailor Nagasawa Kobe #27 (Kounan Maroon)

Sailor Maruzen Athena Sepia

Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-Guri

Montblanc Meisterstück Diamond Blue

Montblanc Alfred Hitchcock Red

Sailor Joyful-2 Purple Heart

Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo

Sailor Sei-Boku

Sailor Nano Black

 

Much of this is, of course, down to personal colour preference; in the case of the final two, they are (IMO) the best-performing waterproof inks. One thing unites them all though: their behaviour is exceptionally consistent, predictable, and trouble-free.

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Too many pens; too little writing.

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amberleadavis Pen Dust

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This is wonderful! Thank you.

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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Awesome! The few inks I have in common look just like that on my display: Yama Guri, Ajisai, Asa Gao, Perle Noire.

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I have 25 of these inks. There are a few more that I would like esp MB Alfred Hitchcock.

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An especially lovely set of new inks...

 

Sailors -

 

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj189/urban_alchemist/1432017.jpg

 

Kyoto Inks -

 

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj189/urban_alchemist/KyotoInks1_2.jpg

 

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An especially lovely set of new inks...

 

Sailors -

 

 

 

Kyoto Inks -

 

 

Three things . . .

 

1. Thank you.

2. Delighted your Doyou looks like mine does now :)

 

3. Gutted that Aonibi looks so nice :unsure: - another for the infamous list.

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Last one for a while. I think I'm gonna lay of buying new inks for a bit - I feel I may have reached the point of diminishing returns...

 

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj189/urban_alchemist/2032017.jpg

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Well, you now have a beautiful collection.

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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And given me an idea of alternates when I can't find my usuals and saved me the price of some I'd thought I might want. Thank you!

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Thank you! I just spent about an hour just looking at your collection. Just gorgeous. Especially liking the Kobe #27 Maroon. Other than the fact that I have a thing with the number, the color seems interesting. I noticed it is usually inked up in your pens. How do you find it? Could you please tell me more? Thank you!

<font face= "Cursive"; font color="#8B00FF" ; font size= 3; font face="Arial"> In Instagram, I am also Inkantadora .</font><font face= "Cursive"; font color="#CC06FF" ; font size=3; font face="Arial"> I live and dream in saturated and sheening color.</font>

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Thank you! I just spent about an hour just looking at your collection. Just gorgeous. Especially liking the Kobe #27 Maroon. Other than the fact that I have a thing with the number, the color seems interesting. I noticed it is usually inked up in your pens. How do you find it? Could you please tell me more? Thank you!

 

 

I purchased it from Atsu on eBay (aka cool-japan), but I have seen it on Global Rakuten too.

 

I adore Kobe 27. It is impeccably behaved, and the colour is remarkably intense, even compared to its similar stablemates. It sheens in all pens and on all papers.

Too many pens; too little writing.

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I purchased it from Atsu on eBay (aka cool-japan), but I have seen it on Global Rakuten too.

 

I adore Kobe 27. It is impeccably behaved, and the colour is remarkably intense, even compared to its similar stablemates. It sheens in all pens and on all papers.

 

Thank you for the tips! Am looking at Rakuten, and at 16€ is is decently priced (though I need to add shipping of course but that's part of the fun for me ).

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Thank you for sharing your inks in such an informative way, and for sharing your methodology. Now I'm really anxious to try out the new Col-o-ring testing books. Those Sailor dark purple and purple-bIack inks are just the sort of colors I like; my shopping list just grew significantly.

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And given me an idea of alternates when I can't find my usuals and saved me the price of some I'd thought I might want. Thank you!

 

I second that!

 

Thank you for sharing your collection.

 

It is very eclectic and you will be able to enjoy it for some time.

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Warnerbaw NOS (New Old Stock)

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Very nice!

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