The Lamy Unobtanium Ink (Petrol/dark Lilac) Crv

[ErrantSmudge]

I was fortunate to get a PIF from Amberlea, containing a sample of Lamy Petrol and Dark Lilac. Both are "unobtanium" inks, limited editions which sold out soon after release.

 

For those who have never experienced these inks but would like to search for alternatives and doppelgangers, I invite you to take part in this project. Here's how it works:

 

1) You sign up by contacting me via PM with your mailing address. This CRV is open worldwide, I will pay postage to faraway lands. There is a limit of 12 participants.

 

2) You will get a letter from me containing the following:

• Two CRV sheets written with Lamy Dark Lilac ink
• Two CRV sheets written with Lamy Petrol ink

The CRV sheets will be written on Tomoe River paper.

 

3) Write/draw/doodle whatever on one Dark Lilac sheet, and one Petrol sheet. Send those back to me. Keep the others for your own creative research. (I am asking you to pay postage for the return mail, so keep that in mind if you live outside the United States).

 

4) I will scan and post all received CRVs to this thread.

 

Ready? Go!

Edited September 14, 2018 by ErrantSmudge

[amberleadavis]

Wow, it's hard to get volunteers.

[NotAWiz4rd]

Is this still open? If so, I'd love to participate - certainly sounds interesting, and so do the colours.

Edited November 15, 2018 by NotAWiz4rd

[goodpens]

I'll play along. Sending you a PM, ErrantSmudge.

[ErrantSmudge]

Wow, it's hard to get volunteers.

 

 

Yes, I am surprised how little interest there is in this CRV!

 

A total of three people responded, including NotAWiz4rd and goodpens.

 

I just prepared the CRV samples today, and I'll be sending them out in the mail soon, likely on Friday.

 

This call for CRVs is closed.

 

Any CRVs I receive back will appear here in this thread!

 

Thanks to everyone who contacted me.

[ErrantSmudge]

The first batch of CRVs came back, from goodpens! Thank you!

 

Lamy Dark Lilac

 

Other inks featured: Private Reserve Plum, Noodler's Purple Mountain Majesties, Diamine Lavender, Sailor Shigure, Diamine Bilberry, Pilot Iroshizuku Murasaki Shikibu

 

 

Lamy Petrol

 

Other inks featured: Noodler's Air Corps Blue-Black, KWZI Hunter Green, J. Herbin Emerald of Chivor, Sailor Miruai, Sailor Waka-Uguisu, Pelikan Edelstein Olive

 

Edited December 9, 2018 by ErrantSmudge

[ErrantSmudge]

goodpens also provided me with a writing sample of Diamine November Rain, which is in the same ballpark, so I made a mini-CRV.

 

Edited December 9, 2018 by ErrantSmudge

[goodpens]

Thanks for the CRV, ErrantSmudge, and for posting these images.

[DrDebG]

I am ashamed to have not noticed this before today. I would have loved to participate. Anyway, thank you all for posting this.

 

I have Lamy Petrol and find it in everyway to be substandard. My "doppelgangers" are Sailor Yama dori (a bit bluer) and Pilot Iroshizuku Shin-ryoku (not as dark).

[Uncial]

Sorry I missed this as I think I have a couple of inks that might really be a good match for Lamy Petrol, I was thinking specifically of the IG Aristotle

[amberleadavis]

We may be able to do another CRV for you.

[Uncial]

[ErrantSmudge]

Here are the CRVs from NotAWiz4d. He also wrote me a cover letter in Montblanc Irish Green which is a beautiful green ink.

 

Montblanc Irish Green

 

 

 

Lamy Petrol, Standardgraph Krokusgelb (a delightfully bright yellow)

 

Noodler's Turquoise, Lamy Turquoise, Robert Oster Tranquility, J. Herbin Bleu Pervenche

 

Lamy Dark Lilac, Pilot Iroshizuku Chiku-Rin

 

DeAtrementis Aubergine, Noodler's Black Swan in Australian Roses, Monteverde Mulberry Noir, Diamine Shimmering Blue Flame

Edited December 28, 2018 by ErrantSmudge

[ErrantSmudge]

I got back a really nice set of CRVs from DrPenfection.

 

Lamy Petrol vs. Pilot Iroshizuku Ku-Jaku

 

 

Lamy Petrol vs. DeAtrementis Emerald Green

 

 

Lamy Petrol vs. Sailor Yama-Dori

 

 

Lamy Dark Lilac vs. Rohrer and Klingner Aubergine (I was hoping to see this comparison at some point!)

 

 

Lamy Dark Lilac vs. Diamine 150th Anniversary Purple Dream

 

[amberleadavis]

Great comparisons!

[ErrantSmudge]

The CRVs from EBGBs came in. Not only did he try some ink mixes to replicate the Lamy colors, he also sent me back some more CRVs of his own for me to complete!

 

First, the teals.

 

Lamy Petrol vs. Iroshizuku Syo-Ro, Organics Studios Uranium, Robert Oster Deep Sea, Diamine Musician Beethoven, Diamine Musician Schubert, and some mixes of Iroshizuku Syo-Ro and Iroshizuku Take-Sumi,

 

 

Lamy Petrol vs. the "Iro Petrol" mix: 2.5 of Iroshizuku Syo-Ro to 1 of Iroshizuku Take-Sumi. Tomoe River.

 

 

Lamy Petrol vs. the "Iro Petrol" mix, Rhodia paper.

 

 

And the purples:

 

Lamy Dark Lilac versus Iroshizuku Yama-Budo, Monteverde Garnet, Noodler's Eel Cactus Fruit, Diamine Bilberry, Monteverde Amethyst, and two mixes: Iroshizuku Yama-Budo + Asa-Gao 3:1 ("Iro Lilac"), and Monteverde Garnet + Amethyst 1:1 ("Monte Lilac").

 

 

Lamy Dark Lilac versus three mixes: Monte Lilac, Iro Lilac, and Faux Dark Lilac #3 (Noodler's Purple + DeAtrementis Aubergine 2:1).

 

Edited January 12, 2019 by ErrantSmudge

[EBGBs]

Glad you received them well!

Thank you for having me in this CRV; it was fun to do

[Burtelon]

Hi!

 

Whenever Kaweco publishes limited inks, I buy five boxes of cartridges and an inkwell, I know I have ink for centuries but my peace of mind is superior to knowing I have something I can't buy at a later date.

 

I love petrol ink and dark lilac is spectacular.

Greetings

Miquel

Edited January 12, 2019 by Burtelon

[ErrantSmudge]

Whenever Kaweco publishes limited inks, I buy five boxes of cartridges and an inkwell, I know I have ink for centuries but my peace of mind is superior to knowing I have something I can't buy at a later date.

 

 

This is surely a good strategy, assuming you can get the ink in the first place. By the time I had heard of Dark Lilac, it was already long sold out.

[DrDebG]

Thank you, ErrantSmudge, for the opportunity to do these. I must admit that while the samples I provided versus Lamy Petrol were not close in color, they were much nicer to write with. I am not a huge fan of the Lamy Petrol ink. And since I did not get a chance to try Lamy Dark Lilac (my mistake - I didn't buy it when I first saw it), I can say that I like the color and would have enjoyed giving it a try. But I do really like Rohrer & Klinger's Aubergine. When the weather warms up I would like to order another bottle.

 

I am really impressed, however, with EBGB's mix of Pilot Iro. Yama-Budo and Asa-Gao. I may just have do some playing around myself.