Noodler's Operation Overlord Orange

[Mongo]

This is a review of Noodler's Operation Overlord Orange ink.

 

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv16/dmoeller60/Operation%20Overlord%20Orange/OOO-Bottle.jpg

 

Operation Overlord Orange is a saturated, medium orange ink. I purchased mine through Swisher Pens. (I've matched the images in this review as closely as I can to the original pages, but there are too many variables to assure that you'll see the same colors as I do.)

 

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv16/dmoeller60/Operation%20Overlord%20Orange/OOO-Bagasse.jpg

 

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv16/dmoeller60/Operation%20Overlord%20Orange/OOO-HP.jpg

 

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv16/dmoeller60/Operation%20Overlord%20Orange/OOOMoleskine.jpg

 

I've found most of the inks in the V-Mail series to be very well behaved, and this ink is no exception. I used it exclusively for the past week, and it was perfectly well behaved in various pens and on various papers. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

 

Be well.

Dave

[Jared]

Thank you for the excellent review. I wonder how it compares with PR Orange Crush, which is appears to resemble.

 

 

[MicheleB]

You were so thorough you left no room for questions! Great review! I liked seeing the different papers. A color comparison with other like colored inks for reference would be the only thing I'd request. Love the shading! Thanks very much for your fine effort.

[lovemy51]

if it shades, i like it!! it looks like the perfect orange for me. thanx for the review!

[excarnate]

This is a review of Noodler's Operation Overlord Orange ink.

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Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Any idea how it compares to Apache Sunset, especially for shading? I've looked at other reviews and my wife's bottle, it seems this is very similar, just darker. What do you think?

[Aysedasi]

Looks much like Habanero to me.......?

[Dave Johannsen]

Looks much like Habanero to me.......?

I was going to ask if anyone could compare it with Habanero. You beat me to it.

 

 

Dave

[Aysedasi]

Looks much like Habanero to me.......?

I was going to ask if anyone could compare it with Habanero. You beat me to it.

 

 

Dave

 

 

As soon as I saw the open bottle, I thought 'That looks just like my Habanero!'......

[Peter from Sherwood Park]

Thank you for the review -- I will be interested in comparisons with other orange inks, as others have also noted. This ink looks worth trying.

[excarnate]

As soon as I saw the open bottle, I thought 'That looks just like my Habanero!'......

From the review I have seen here, it seems that Habanero doesn't shade much, at least as compared to Apache Sunset. From the picture above, it seems pretty good, but I'm hoping for a comparison from someone who has tried both (and perhaps Habanero, too).

[Mongo]

I have both Habanero and Apache Sunset, and I'm looking at samples of those and of OOO as I write this. The three inks share some similarities, and there are some striking differences as well.

 

Apache Sunset shades from a yellowish orange to a darker, reddish orange. Operation Overlord Orange (hereafter "OOO") isn't quite as yellow in the lightest areas, and is much more a pure orange in the darker areas. Looking at writing samples from the two of them side-by-side (same paper, both written with medium nibs), the shading of OOO is more subtle, whereas Apache Sunset is much more dramatic.

 

A page of writing with Habanero impresses me as being more red than OOO. It's lightest areas are slightly darker than the lightest areas of OOO, and it's darkest areas are almost red, versus the pure orange of OOO.

 

I'll try to put together a comparison page of the three inks and post it into the Scanning forum.

 

(Thanks very much to those of you who made positive comments about my review. They are greatly appreciated.)

 

-- Dave

[Federalist Pens]

You could just call it D-Day Orange!!!

[Dave Johannsen]

This is a review of Noodler's Operation Overlord Orange ink.

 

It's also interesting how much darker the ink appears in this review compared with that posted by penguinmaster (here: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...owtopic=114889). Could this just e scanner differences? Batch variation? A shaking the bottle issue? I didn't care at all for the color posted by penguinmaster, but am quite taken with the scans posted here.

 

 

Dave

[Dave Johannsen]

I have both Habanero and Apache Sunset, and I'm looking at samples of those and of OOO as I write this.

 

Dave:

 

Thanks for taking the time to comment on the differences - it's greatly appreciated.

 

 

Dave

 

[jpr]

Pardon the ignorance but what is "v-mail"?

[gregamckinney]

Pardon the ignorance but what is "v-mail"?

 

Ink designed for use with the V-Mail program: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-mail

 

Regards, greg

[Mongo]

I put a comparison scan of Operation Overlord Orange, Apache Sunset, and Habanero into the Ink Comparisons, Scans, and Tests forum earlier this evening. It's located here.

[I am not a number]

Belting review! Many thanks for posting it.

[Souldrifter]

The scan makes me want to lick my screen. That color is BEAUTIFUL and reminds me of citrus.

 

Thanks for the scan and review!

[Tsujigiri]

Thank you for the review! I hadn't considered orange ink at all, but I think I'll have to get this ink.