Hero "Doctor" Blue-Black

[Catsmelt]

I've got time, I've got ink, so I thought I'd return the community's kindness with all these reviews.

 

Don't worry, there's only a couple other inks I have that aren't in the database...

 

The scan doesn't emphasize the gray hue of the ink that exists in the original. I couldn't adjust the image in a way that left the other tones alone, so I just let the image be. Two other blue-blacks are near the bottom for comparison.

[psfred]

Very good description -- almost a dull blue, not like Sheaffer blue-black or Noodlers. Not a bad ink, though.

 

I probably have enough to last the rest of my life....

 

Peter

[JDlugosz]

I found it to be unusable in a dry writer. For comparison, PR ink worked fine in the same pen.

[Iridium]

At least on the computer screen, it kind of reminds me of Noodler's Pasternak or some of their other eternal blues. :hmm1:

[Randal6393]

Seems much like Mont Blanc Blue-Black. The characteristics you describe would apply equally as well to Mont Blanc's product. And the change in hue leads me to believe that the Hero is a ferro-gallic ink. Only question: What's the acidity level of the ink? Is it as carefully controlled as the Mont Blanc? The Mont Blanc people always remind me to wipe my pen tip more often when using the blue-black. Guess that might apply to the Hero as well.

 

From what I have heard, the Hero pens seem to be excellent pens, building on the Parker tradition, among others. Sounds as if the inks they produce are much the same.

 

 

[RevAaron]

I'm inclined to disagree- doesn't look like a ferro-gallic ink to me. Not nearly enough shading, none of the welling I see with the ferro-gallic inks I've used. Some inks, like Pelikan BB or the vintage Parker Quink BB I've used, looks much closer to being ferro-gallic without being ferro-gallic. Everything looks *way* too consistent (and boring! ) to be ferro-gallic IMHO.

 

Add a bit of diluted bleach to something written- if it turns yellow there's a better chance of it being ferro-gallic. If it just fades away, then no dice. That test isn't fool proof, but it's something any ferro-gallic ink will do.

 

Aaron

[psfred]

Hero Blue black is a normal dye ink, not ferro-gallate (it does NOT change color after writing, as all ferro-gallate inks do). It is rather water resistant, though (but so is Skrip blue-black).

 

Not easy to find, as the cap liner is inadequate for transoceanic shipping -- nearly all the bottles leak, which is a real mess, to say nothing of losing a goodly portion of the ink into the box.

 

Peter

[andy1m]

I like this colour also. But it seems hard to find. Anybody knows where can I get it in Singapore? Hero's ink usually very waterproof, and I like that.

[Readymade]

I like this colour also. But it seems hard to find. Anybody knows where can I get it in Singapore? Hero's ink usually very waterproof, and I like that.

 

Try Big Bookshop in Clementi.

 

Take the MRT to Clementi station on the East-West line. It’s a 10-15 minute walk from the station.

 

Location map: http://www.bigbookshop.com.sg/images/clementi%20map.jpg

 

Big Bookshop

451 Clementi Ave 3

#03-307 S(120451)

Mon - Fri: 11am - 915pm

Sat Sun Ph: 1030am - 915pm

Edited August 13, 2008 by Readymade