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This is a fairly quick review, so that I can get up some reviews of the 8 new Diamine inks for you to look at. I haven't tried them all on lot's of different papers yet, but that will come later. Scroll down to post #10 for the full review.

 

Yesterday I was writing with them in my British Mebin Notebook that is made from the thicker version of Tomoe River paper. I think it's something like 65gsm compared with thinner Tomoe River that is 58gsm. It's still really smooth paper, so dry times are very long for these wet inks. It's a cream paper, and inks don't show through on there as much as they do on the regular version of Tomoe River.

 

I photographed my quick reviews of Dark Forest and Golden Honey because Dark Forest has a wonderful red sheen, and Golden Honey has a really interesting red halo effect. I hope I can get both of these aspects to show up on screen. The other images I've posted have been scans, where color accuracy onto a screen is sometimes more difficult. Hopefully these photographed images will be better.

 

I noticed that these new ink samples have wet flow, good lubrication and some shading. On this paper I can see sheen too. They clean up very easily from skin and pens. I've had these inks in these various pens for over 2 weeks now, and they all start up immediately with no problems.

 

Sorry, I haven't yet tested for water resistance, and I will do that soon. I will also get around to comparing them with other ink colours, I'm planning on comparing Golden Honey against Diamine Sunshine Yellow, R&K Helianthus and Sailor Jentle Kin-mokusei as they seem like a similar shade.

 

These inks will be available from Diamine in the 150th Anniversary range bottles as well as packs of 20 cartridges. I don't yet have any bottles to show you.

 

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Lovely review as always Chrissy :D

 

I quite like this colour, I guess it's time to hint that to my friends :P

 

Just a little correction - Tomoe River is 52gsm, while the heavier version is 68gsm.

 

 

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Lovely review as always Chrissy :D

 

I quite like this colour, I guess it's time to hint that to my friends :P

 

Just a little correction - Tomoe River is 52gsm, while the heavier version is 68gsm.

 

 

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You're welcome. :) Thanks, I wasn't sure of the two Tomoe River weights. Just that one was 50 something and the other was 60 something.... :huh:

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Hmm.. that looks nicer from a longer sample than I was expecting. One of those colours that I know I'm unlikely to use regularly, but is still quite tempting. Thank you.

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Looking forward to your comparison with the other yellowish oranges. My first thought is this ink is similar to Sailor kin-mokusei.

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Hmm.. that looks nicer from a longer sample than I was expecting. One of those colours that I know I'm unlikely to use regularly, but is still quite tempting. Thank you.

 

You're welcome. :) It's one of those yellow/orange types that's quite legible.

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Looking forward to your comparison with the other yellowish oranges. My first thought is this ink is similar to Sailor kin-mokusei.

I will compare it with Apricot and Kin-mokusei.

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Sheeny halo??? Interesting.

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Here's the review form I did for Golden Honey:

 

Diamine 150th Anniversary Golden Honey

 

One of the 8 New 150th Anniversary colours available in special 40ml bottles

All 16 Anniversary Inks will be made available in standard short European cartridges packs of 20

  • Flow Rate: Quite wet
  • Lubrication: Really pleasant on several different papers.
  • Nib Dry-out: Not noticed.
  • Start-up: Immediate.
  • Saturation: Reasonable saturation for a yellow-orange ink
  • Shading Potential: Very good
  • Sheen: Reddish 'halo' seen on several smooth papers.
  • Show-Through:
    • Tomoe River 52gsm.
    • Cheaper generic 80gsm printer papers & lined pads.
    • Field Notes
    • CiAK InTempo
  • Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Seen on Field Notes.
  • Nib Creep / “Crud”: Not seen, even after over 2 weeks in the pen
  • Staining (pen): Not seen - easy clean-up
  • Staining (hands): Not seen - easy clean-up
  • Clogging: Not seen. Seems unlikely.
  • Water resistance: Quite water resistant, but not sold as waterproof.
  • Availability: Will be available from Diamine Inks web-site and other outlets.
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When I saw the swabs of these inks initially I wasn't all that keen, but this one looks very nice.

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When I saw the swabs of these inks initially I wasn't all that keen, but this one looks very nice.

 

I like it. :wub:

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Thanks a lot, Chrissy! Now with the ink's water resistance, I'm convinced I want this ink :)

 

You're welcome. :)

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I wonder how it compares to Pelikan Edelstein Amber. They look quite similar. Lovely colour, thanks! :)

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Thanks, Chrissy, for your brief review! ... Orange inks with mighty shading seem to set a trend!

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Oh man and it's water resistant!!!! I might need this one (like anyone NEEDS an orange colored ink lol)

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I wonder how it compares to Pelikan Edelstein Amber. They look quite similar. Lovely colour, thanks! :)

 

 

Good review Chrissy, I am waiting patiently for my bottles to arrive :)

 

 

Thanks, Chrissy, for your brief review! ... Orange inks with mighty shading seem to set a trend!

You're all welcome. :)

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Oh man and it's water resistant!!!! I might need this one (like anyone NEEDS an orange colored ink lol)

I have more than one. :o

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