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First, apologies for inflicting my hasty chicken scratch on you, but if you want to see the ink, you'll have to take your anti-nausea medicine and get over it :P .

 

Second, this is a brief one page review done using primarily a wet medium nibbed Stipula Duetto LE and a glass dip nib.

 

Third, I believe this is the Swisher version of Noodlers Apache Sunset, but am not sure.

 

The bottom line - a great ink with phenomenal shading! I recommend it if you're looking for a red-orange.

 

The ink review was scanned at 300 dpi and then reduced.

 

Without further ado, here's the review (hey, that rhymes :rolleyes: ):

 

(Edited to adjust image size)

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Hi SP,

Thanks for the review. It does look a lot like Apache Sunset. I have a bottle of the Apricot coming in the mail this week. I thought it would be brighter orange.

I'll just have to wait and see :o

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Boy, if Noodler's did decide to make Apache Sunset waterproof, I'd be buying it so fast my credit card would melt.....

 

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Hi SP,

Thanks for the review. It does look a lot like Apache Sunset. I have a bottle of the Apricot coming in the mail this week. I thought it would be brighter orange.

I'll just have to wait and see :o

It is - scanner problem. I tried to adjust the image, but couldn't get it right. I'll keep playing with it when I can and see. It's just hard to accurately represent such a vibrant color.

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Good review, Southpaw. I did sell my Apricot Orange because compared to my orange mix it looked like burnt orange (or maybe it was just the particular bottle that I had.)

 

Keep the reviews coming! I'm about to post one on Noodler's Naval Orange and Noodler's Goldfinch--both waterproof.

 

Best, Ann

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Here's a color-corrected photo (not scan). It's closer to the correct color, but it's still hard to capture such a bright color.

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Yup, that`s what my ink looks like. I filled my Lamy orange safari with this Apricot Orange and it`s orangey alright. Can`t wait to try it in my Liason Orange Ebonite.

I just love the way these Swisher inks dry. :D

I`m now trying to restrain myself from buying more. Now I have enough ink to fill a large hot tub with :doh:

 

 

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Many thanks for the review Southpaw.I'm looking for an orange just like that!! Now i know where to go!

 

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Hi Southpaw,

 

Thanks for a great review!

 

And yes, I think the picture comes very close to the real colour. Actually, that is to me the way it looks like :D. I happen to have a bottle as well, and as far as I can see, it is Cayenne, which I also have, in a fast drying guise. Maybe a little more yellow undertones, especially in finer and drier nibs. And it feathers a little more than Cayenne, but you don't notice this effect on good quality fountain pen friendly paper.

 

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