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Here is my review of the subtle-but-gorgeous *big breath* Akkerman Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indigo. I LOVE this ink, and now I just have to find a reputable and affordable place to get it… :hmm1: Special thanks to member amberleadavis for sending me a gaggle of Akkerman inks to review! :thumbup:

 

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Great review! Makes me want to fire off an order to the Netherlands. I have always liked the bottles anyway. You have very nice handwriting, too!

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Great review! Makes me want to fire off an order to the Netherlands. I have always liked the bottles anyway. You have very nice handwriting, too!

 

Thanks! :thumbup:

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Great review, as ever and I'll keep my eyes open for a way of getting some of this without breaking the bank in duty and so on. One of my favourite colours too.

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Thanks for the review. I love this colour. Somewhere between their iron-gall number, R&K's Blau-Schwarz and D's Eclipse. My worn-out jeans look a lot more faded, dirty and torn. But I think I'll still buy a bottle of this ink instead.

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Thanks for another great review. If Akkerman is supposedly rebottled Diamine, which Diamine ink is this - Registrars?

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Thanks for another great review. If Akkerman is supposedly rebottled Diamine, which Diamine ink is this - Registrars?

 

To be honest, this ink does look a bit like slightly diluted Prussian Blue… :hmm1:

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Thanks for another great review. If Akkerman is supposedly rebottled Diamine, which Diamine ink is this - Registrars?

To be honest, this ink does look a bit like slightly diluted Prussian Blue… :hmm1:

I'll second that (Diamine's Prussian Blue). As far as I make it, the rebottled Registrar's is Akkerman's iron-gall blue-black. For a comparison see my review of this ink.

I could have sworn that I already posted a scan of two paper chromatographies to show this (using blotting paper and either water or a water:isopropanol 1:1 mix). A = Akkerman's iron-gall, D = Diamine's iron-gall. Duh!

Thanks for the reminder. I guess I should shoot that thing off to the above-mentioned site itself as well.

 

http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/peli46/AkkermanvsDiamineIG--blue-blacks-1.jpg

But... I still find that the Akkerman version is wetter, i.e. writes with a better flow. It may contain a secret ingredient in the form of a detergent/tenside/lubricant which you don't see in these chromatograms.

 

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Great Review, Thanks!

Nice Color, they do have quite an array of blues. Would be cool to see them all scanned together with some reference blues (Noodler's, Aurora, Eclat d Saphir, PR American etc) but I doubt there are too many who have all of them.

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You are welcome!

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Reminds me a lot of MB Blue Black. Thanks for sharing :thumbup:

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Thanks for your review which helps me to choose this faded dark blue color that I like very much :wub:

I'm glad that it's not as dark as I'd expected and there is some nice shading too.

 

Paper: MUJI (Cream) Pen: TWSBI Mini Clear 1.1mm stub

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I like the shading.

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I'll second that (Diamine's Prussian Blue). As far as I make it, the rebottled Registrar's is Akkerman's iron-gall blue-black. For a comparison see my review of this ink.

I could have sworn that I already posted a scan of two paper chromatographies to show this (using blotting paper and either water or a water:isopropanol 1:1 mix). A = Akkerman's iron-gall, D = Diamine's iron-gall. Duh!

Thanks for the reminder. I guess I should shoot that thing off to the above-mentioned site itself as well.

 

http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/peli46/AkkermanvsDiamineIG--blue-blacks-1.jpg

But... I still find that the Akkerman version is wetter, i.e. writes with a better flow. It may contain a secret ingredient in the form of a detergent/tenside/lubricant which you don't see in these chromatograms.

 

Sigh http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/peli46/Yawn.png

 

 

Wow, that's nerdy. :) Thank you all for the great review and info.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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What number is this ink?

 

 

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Yesterday I was in The Hague and I've been wanting to buy a bottle of Akkerman Inks for a long time.

Some days ago I looked into the inks that Akkerman sells - and stumbled across this topic.

 

Thanks for the review! You convinced me to buy this ink! I am now a proud owner of Akkerman #9 - Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indigo!

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I have to add that, after trying out the ink, I LOVE THIS COLOR!

 

It is a really nice ink!

 

The downside is that it doesn't attract attention. It is quite a subtle ink, perfect for everyday use, as long as you don't use it to get attention. Example: when correcting exams, I wouldn't use this ink, even for myself, when counting the points the student scored I'm afraid I wouldn't notice the number of points in front of the answer.

 

I tried it in one of the more wet pens I have (Waterman Apostrophe fine nib). Perhaps I should use it in a pen with somewhat a broader nib.

 

But, oh boy this is one beauty of an ink!

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Much-belated thanks for your review, mhphoto.

 

Just got this last Friday along with a Pilot Vanishing Point F. I like it. It works well on regular papers, dries quickly, even on Rhodia, and even shades a bit from that nib. And I rather like the subtle color. Right now, it's primarily used to work on logic puzzles, and write in my bullet journal - where the off-white paper actually makes it look more blue than white paper (not sure how that happens, but whatever). :) I plan to buy a bottle whenever Anderson Pens get it back in stock (tried it exclusively in hopes of justifying purchase of an Akkerman bottle :rolleyes: ).

 

In my tests, it has a bit of water resistance. Not sure if it fades - haven't had it long enough to test that. Ah, but I see amberleadavis has done such and it held up well (see here).

 

I think this is destined to become my (regular & bullet) journaling ink and pen. Though I may have to try the ink in my Waterman Laureat F - I suspect it'll look quite nice there too. :)

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