Sailor Bung Box Azure Ocean Blue

[saskia_madding]

A while ago, a long long while, I asked the inestimable Sam_Capote, who I had previously assumed owned every ink under the sun if he had tried out Bung Box inks made by Sailor. He had never heard of the inks and proceeded to go through hell and high water working with a forwarding service to get them to him. He very nicely put up some samples, which after almost a year, I consulted before I finally got some of the inks for myself.

 

Instead of going with a forwarding service, I asked cool-japan on ebay about it, the amazing guy who has been selling me all the Kobe inks I have reviewed recently.

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This was a really interesting ink to use. From the first line, I was confused - it isn't a straight, normal blue. There is something odd about it; shifting green undertones, perhaps. What I do know for certain is that this ink has that extra something that makes it fun to look at while you're writing.

 

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It looks great on all papers, but sheens more on more absorbent paper and shades more on CF paper.

 

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The shading is nice too, but since the colour difference isn't as dramatic as Emerald, the shading is more subtle. Which is nice in this instance, given the complicated nature of the colour itself.

 

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The really notable thing here is the DRY TIME. 3.5 seconds, seriously. Lefties, take note!

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The only downside is the price. When I asked cool-japan why he didn't normally stock the inks, he told me it was because he couldn't get as good a price for the Bung Box inks as he was getting for the Kobe ones, and he didn't think anyone would want to pay $40 USD for a 50 mL bottle of ink. Considering the shipping was free and there were no customs charges, I didn't feel it was painfully expensive. But I enjoyed this ink a lot, so I didn't mind paying for it.

 

More photos in my review album here.

[wastelanded]

A nice, happy blue, thanks for sharing!

[amberleadavis]

Very pretty.

[jandrese]

I wonder if I should toss out all my inks, buy all of the Bungs and be done with it? Thanks for the review, I really wish these were easier to get here.

[amberleadavis]

I wonder if I should toss out all my inks, buy all of the Bungs and be done with it? Thanks for the review, I really wish these were easier to get here.

 

 

That's a great idea .. .send the discards to me. (Please see the homage to the ABZ book).

 

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