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  1. Here is my review of the OS Teddy Roosevelt Midnights' Blue. This ink was a special edition for a pen show I think, and Anderson pens had some extra OS, so I picked up a bottle. I don't think it's available at all any longer. The label color bar looked like a deep dark blue, and I love those kinds of colors. The ink is quite far from deep, dark blue, and much closer to OS Mark Twain Halley's Comet. This ink is a bit more muted in tone than the Mark Twain. On Moleskine, I originally didn't like it as the color came out too pale, but it's certainly usable and not bad looking. On the better paper (Mohawk via Linen) it looks nice, is quite shady. But it's not that much different from OS Mark Twain. I'll get up on this small soapbox right here: I really wish ink producers and retailers would stop calling violet and purple, "Blue". Those two colors are not blue. They have their own names. And they are not the same thing. It doesn't seem that hard to look at the color of something written, and use the color picking software on the computer to find the right color for printing on the label. No one expects it to be exact, but if the ink is violet in the bottle, and when you write with it the color is violet, there's no reason to put some other color as the indication of what the ink looks like. Many people are buying ink over the internet, they never get to see the actual ink nor write with it. They rely on the descriptions by the retailers, and the picture on the box (if any) of what the ink looks like, what color it is. OK, I'm done now. I like the color, it's just not blue, and it just seems very similar to OS Mark Twain. The first two pictures are scans from the crappy scanner. Now here are pictures from the iPhone. These definitely show the color as darker than it really is. The scans are closer in that regard.
  2. lourdesgirl101

    Pilot Kakuno Fine Nib

    I purchased the Pilot Kakuno because I wanted a fine nib in my collection - and it had a smiley face so I thought it might cheer me up on bad days. (I am 22, but hey - it works.) It only cost $16.50 so it would not set me back too much. Be aware: this is my first fountain pen review and my first fine nib. You will notice I have mostly medium nibs. I hope you enjoyed this review!
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  4. yogalarva

    Iroshizuku Tsuki-Yo

    This is a more subdued color because I’m hoping that if I stop using bright, summery colors, fall will hurry up and get here. It is my favorite season after all… This ink was sent to me by a very generous member on FPN, who I will not name for privacy (thanks again!!!). It’s a blue black that I think looks just like Diamine Registrars right after you put it down on paper. So, if you wanted that blue/black/grey color of an iron gall but you don’t want the upkeep requirements of an iron gall, this might be a good choice for you. As you can see, it’s not completely water resistant, but I would say there’s enough left there that you could decipher what’s written if you really needed. Otherwise it’s a really nice ink, just like every other Iroshizuku I’ve tried. Very well behaved, no real issues with feathering or bleeding and no hard starts. This is a hard one to recommend. The color is nice, but to me it’s not that exciting. Like I said, if you are looking for a classic blue-black, I think this is a good one. On the other hand, pretty much every brand has a blue-black and there is probably one to be found that would be cheaper than this one, at ~$28/bottle in the States. My advice would be to try a sample first so that you can ensure it will be worth the investment for a full bottle. I have a few other blue-blacks in my sample collection, so I’ll try to do a comparison between the ones I have this weekend. :-) This ink was provided for the purpose of review and I am not being compensated in any way. All opinions above are my own and you are free to disagree if you like.
  5. MSchneider

    Ink Review - Diamine Blue Black

    Here is a quick writing test on notebook paper from a Mead five start notebook. The feathering that I mentioned Is extremely hard to see and is in no way a hindrance to its use. The ink has a very nice color with some shading, the scan does not show the full range of color. The ink lubricates the nib well, it can be a little scratchy on 20 lb copy paper but it is smooth on about everything else I have tried. It has a nice even flow and rarely has any starting problems. Diamine Blue Black is a Wonderful ink and a perfect choice for students, and everyone else! Ps. I know I misspelled Written.
  6. FoszFay

    Blue-Black Ink Suggestions

    Hey! It has been a LLLOOOOOONNNNNGG time since I posted. I'm looking for a nice blue-black ink, to use for writing essays and such in school. I only own a few bottles of ink, but no blue-blacks. I'm looking for a nice dark colour, probably on the blacker side of the chart, but if you have any suggestions and/or writing samples of any, please post. I like Iroshizuku Shin-Kai, however the dry time of 20+ seconds turned me away on Brian Goulet's review, and the bleed through was also quite a turn-off. Thanks!
  7. For the last couple of months, I have been searching for the right blue black for my writing needs: it needed to be wet, smooth, dark without looking black and as saturated as possible while still rinsing out easily (with water only) from a vintage celluloid pen. I had tried every shade of dark blue and blue black from my usual go-to brands Herbin, R&K, and Diamine and was ready to attempt mixing my own ink using the recipe of Waterman Blue, Black and Purple that girlieg33k posted in a thread on this site, when my last two blue black samples arrived from the Goulet Pen Company: Caran d’Ache Magnetic Blue and Pelikan Edelstein Tanzanite. This was my first Caran d’Ache ink and my second ink from Edelstein. (I recently tried Topaz and was disappointed for two reasons: 1. I was expecting the Edelstein line to be on the wetter side and 2. Topaz, when dry, was nowhere near as vibrant as what I thought a color named after the gemstone should look like....) Comparison In the wet nib of the 1950s 146 and on Rhodia paper, Magnetic Blue and Tanzanite look very similar with Tanzanite being a little more saturated. Both inks were well behaved and started immediately even when resting the pen uncapped for a minute. Both colors neither feathered nor bled through even when dripped in heaping blobs on the page. Yet, the experience of writing with both inks differed greatly. Magnetic Blue Magnetic Blue reminded me of many of the Montblanc inks I’ve used that look beautiful on the page but that don’t suit my heavier hand. Don’t get me wrong; writing with the ink was not unpleasant, but the ink’s average flow and smoothness failed to meet the expectations I had for a $30 bottle of ink. I did not have the magnetic attraction to this ink that I wanted to have and after playing with it for 20 min I was more than ready to empty it out of my pen. I will say that Magnetic Blue was extremely easy to clean. Tanzanite I was a little nervous about filling Tanzanite in my pen because the pigments clung somewhat menacingly to the walls of the plastic Goulet vials. But, I put my trust in Pelikan's track record and took the plunge. The moment the nib touched the page I was blown away. (Tanzanite performed very differently from its sister ink Topaz.) The ink has a perfect flow that does not feel runny or slippery but rather provides just the right amount of smoothness to allow a nib to flex and dance across the page with ease. If I had to sum up this ink in one word it would be: LUSCIOUS. Unlike with Magnetic Blue, the attraction was definitely there; this was not an ink that I could pull myself away from and rinse out of my pen in order to try a sample from one of the other color families I ordered. Needless to say, I used every drop of Tanzanite before cleaning the pen. So, did the ink pass the cleaning test? YES! In fact, it rinsed out just as easily as Magnetic Blue. Bonus: I thought I was losing it when I started to see a very subtle reddish shimmering halo around some of the letters written in Tanzanite. A day later, I could still see something there. This sheen was nowhere near as intense as the sun-kissed golden puddles of Sargasso Sea, but warranted further investigation. I dipped a q-tip in what was left of the vial and applied it to the page and am pleased to report that it was no mirage; around the edges of the wetter areas the ink formed a coppery sheen! Final Verdict Based on my needs, Tanzanite is the clear winner of the two and the closest ink out of all the samples I’ve tried to my ideal blue black. I will be picking up a bottle before the fall semester starts and am excited to finally have a blue black ink to add to my rotation of colors for this pen!
  8. My quest for the perfect everyday use blue black ink continues... When I got (back) into fountain pens, the first ink I bought was a blue black, Hero 232 blue black. At the time I didn't know much about different types of ink, but later, while trying to figure out why my pen behaved badly, I found out this was an iron gall ink. I love the colour of this ink (so far my favourite of all blue blacks I tried), but it is just too finicky for everyday use. Then I bought some Waterman Mysterious blue, but it turns out this ink has fairly little to do with blue black. Grey teal would be a better description. Next was Sailor Jentle blue black (the regular one), this looked like a winner. The colour was quite close to the Hero 232, it works just fine in most of my pens (although my Twsbi 580AL w. 1.1 stub doesn't seem to play nice with it) and while not the cheapest (here in the Netherlands), still affordable enough for everyday use. I thought I had found my EDC ink... But... Then I got caught out in the rain, and ended up with all my paper (a Midori passport size notebook, a Rhodia Webbie and an Aurora A4 notepad) slightly damp. And none of my Sailor Jentle blue black inked pens would write. I switched to another ink (J. Herbin Eclat de Saphir) and my pens wrote like normal again. As i live in the Netherlands, where rain and high humidity aren't exactly uncommon, this 'damp paper'-behaviour is pretty much unacceptable for an everyday ink. What blue black ink to try next? I'd like a nicely saturated blue black, that is a quite dark blueish grey or greyish blue. Easy flowing, not afraid of damp paper, it doesn't have to be waterproof or quick drying, but those qualities are appreciated. And of course something that is for sale in the Netherlands (so not Noodlers )and not too expensive (< $25 per 50ml). I'm looking forward to your suggestions, pictures of sample writing are much appreciated.
  9. I got a bottle of both of Diamine Blue-Black and Twilight, so thought I will post my first review. I really like both of these inks, the colours are great. I also did a water resistance test, held the paper under running water for about 10 seconds. Not much remained of the ink, but it's still readable. The review was done on an Office Depot recycled writing pad, 70g/m2. http://s21.postimg.org/f5t8uajtv/Diamine_BB_and_Twilight.jpg http://s29.postimg.org/ndqj7ufsz/Twilight_water_resistance_test.jpg http://s2.postimg.org/7bkk6ae3p/Blue_black_water_resistance_test.jpg Enjoy!
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  11. Be sure to see the review for Bosphore here. http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/slides/2014-Ink_146.jpg http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/slides/2014-Ink_145.jpg http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/slides/2014-Ink_147.jpg
  12. Hello fellow FPNers, This is my first ink review on the forum and I'm very excited to show off my newest ink purchase. I received a gift certificate to Pendemonium for Christmas and I had been eyeing up some of their vintage inks to try. The oldest ink I've ever used was from the 1980s and I wanted to try some truly vintage ink for the first time. Well, I had read about this large purchase of NOS Parker Quink bottles that Frank and Sam at Pendemonium had recently acquired in their weekly newsletter and I was quite intrigued. Apparently, they came across several cartons of new old stock Parker Quink from 1943. The bottles were supposed to go to a jewelry shop in Illinois, but for whatever reason never made it there and now 70 years later they are finally being sold and the ink will fulfill its purpose of going in pens. They had Microfilm Black, Washable Blue and Permanent Blue Black. Well, as the title suggested I bought a bottle of the blue black ink. Now it is time to travel back in time to 1943…………. http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/thefancyman/DSCF7626_zpsf2f25e54.jpg Here is a picture of the front of the cardboard box. http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/thefancyman/DSCF7629_zps7b840654.jpg This is the top. I love the description of Solv-x that extols its "magic" properties. http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/thefancyman/DSCF7634_zpsfbb981ec.jpg This is the bottom listing the different colors in permanent (Blue-Black, Royal Blue, Black, Brown, Red, Green and Violet) and washable (Blue and Black) as well as the sizes of bottles (2 oz., 4 oz., pints, quarts and gallons!). This is a 4 oz. bottle. http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/thefancyman/DSCF7637_zpsd1454868.jpg I loved the advertisement for Vacumatic pens with the blue diamond guarantee in the flap. http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/thefancyman/DSCF7640_zpsacc3ae9a.jpg This is the metal screw-on lid. http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/thefancyman/DSCF7643_zps9b086ac9.jpg And finally the bottle with paper label. http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/thefancyman/DSCF7647_zpse902414c.jpg I decided to use my new ink in a pen that would feel right at home with it; my Parker 51 from 1945. http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/thefancyman/DSCF7652_zps38625859.jpg Here is the writing sample. http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/thefancyman/DSCF7656_zpsbb01e03f.jpg Here is a writing sample of 1980s Quink blue black to compare. http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/thefancyman/DSCF7664_zpse0289edf.jpg And finally a writing sample of 1980s iron gall Pelikan blue black to compare. The writing samples were written on Clairefontaine 90gsm white, lined paper. I hope you all enjoy reading my review!
  13. I just cobbled together this nifty Waterman from spare parts. I swapped the nib out of a broken Waterman snorkel-type pen, re-sacked it and had a great pen! Then I put it in my pocket, went to work, and then pulled it out of my pocket to see the barrel was broken right behind the section. BOOM, out came the electrical tape. And then I made some writing samples! What do you think of the Black Swan in North African Violets?
  14. I will show you how to clean a fountain pen with iron gall ink stains. http://iron-gallink.blogspot.jp/2013/11/cleaning-method-for-iron-gall-ink-using.html I already wrote this method in the Japanese fountain pen magazine (Shumi no Bungu-bako vol.16 and vol.23). It is very easy, inexpensive and effective method. Please try it . Thank you for your attention.
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  17. nomadhacker

    Noodler's Bad Belted Kingfisher

    I almost didn't try this ink. Bad Green Gator was just sooo bleeding and feathering I thought perhaps all the Warden series inks from Noodler's behaved similarly. I'm glad that I did try this ink though, because it does not behave like Gator. The color is perhaps a little more standard dark blue, or blue-black in color. The flow is wet and smooth. Writing with this ink is pretty nice. It has some shading which is also nice. Some bit of the color bleeds off in water. But the rest is bulletproof, so it isn't going anywhere.
  18. acj27

    My "stormy Blue"

    Apologies for the poor penmanship. If you are struggling to read it --> 80% MB Blue Black, 20% Diamine Twilight. http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3682/9423495976_bd57573121.jpgStormy Blue_0001 by aljones27, on Flickr





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