Raduga-2 Ink (Russia)

[Seele]

Hero red ink can be had for only $3.94 including shipping to the USA for a 60 ml bottle - that's cheap! I haven't tried the red but I did buy two bottles of Hero blue and it's quite nice, especially for the price!

 

http://www.tmart.com/search.html?q=Hero+ink

 

(no affiliation, of course)

 

For the 20x series, that's about the same price from a dealer in the city but the train or bus fare would be more than the price; still very affordable though. I have a couple of bottles of 201 red; it's an intense, jab-in-the-eyes red, but our fellow correspondents who reviewed it did not think much of it as reported here, here and here (the last one may or may not be 201); there again, not being waterproof can be a virtue too. The other inks in the series are more than acceptable, especially the 203 blue.

[Biff]

For the 20x series, that's about the same price from a dealer in the city but the train or bus fare would be more than the price; still very affordable though. I have a couple of bottles of 201 red; it's an intense, jab-in-the-eyes red, but our fellow correspondents who reviewed it did not think much of it as reported here, here and here (the last one may or may not be 201); there again, not being waterproof can be a virtue too. The other inks in the series are more than acceptable, especially the 203 blue.

I have the 233 blue. I'm very pleased with it.

 

Based on the reviews you cited, I'll skip the red. I might try their 232 blue-black, though I already have two full bottles of Pelikan 4001 blue-black, probably enough to last me the rest of my natural life.

[Seele]

I have the 233 blue. I'm very pleased with it.

 

Based on the reviews you cited, I'll skip the red. I might try their 232 blue-black, though I already have two full bottles of Pelikan 4001 blue-black, probably enough to last me the rest of my natural life.

 

The 23x is another series altogether with domed bottles: 231 red, 232 blue-black, 233 blue, and 234 carbon. Oddly enough its regular dye black is 284; their numbering system is a total mess. Oddly enough I bought a bottle of Pelikan 4001 blue-black ages ago, perhaps 30 years or so, and still hate it, as it wrote really light. That explains why it is still half-full.

[Biff]

It does seem to write light but I wouldn't really know as I have nothing to compare it to. You can't buy this ink in the USA anymore as the government prohibits its importation, something about the formulation. So when I saw two bottles available on Ebay I impulsively jumped on it. What blue-black do you now use, if any?

Edited October 5, 2013 by Nicolas_Rieussec

[Seele]

The selection available in Sydney is limited, in fact much more limited than in Melbourne. What I can find is a small dealer in the City who sells, would you believe, the basic Hero 20x inks, so if I use blue-black it's the 202. I still have half a bottle of the Pelikan blue-black 4001 I bought about 30 years ago, and I still cannot like it.

 

But I have been aware of Raduga inks for quite some time, as a functional ink for making legible marks on paper I cannot see how it is less good than anything else. Somehow I envy those living in countries where what we consider as desirable exoticas are taken for granted to the point that they're astoundingly inexpensive.

[Vintage Razor]

Hey everyone, guess what has popped up on the US 'Bay, blue, black, and PURPLE Raduga ink. A vender from the Ukraine has it $9.99 per 70ml bottle with $8.00 per bottle shipping. I just put in an order for a bottle.

 

Thanks, for the heads up on this ink.

[Vintage Razor]

I have a bottle of purple and blue coming soon.

[LinnT]

Hey everyone, guess what has popped up on the US 'Bay, blue, black, and PURPLE Raduga ink. A vender from the Ukraine has it $9.99 per 70ml bottle with $8.00 per bottle shipping. I just put in an order for a bottle.

My bottle arrived this week. Shipped in a slightly padded envelope, wrapped on plastic and tape. The bottle has a date of 04.12 on it, so might be technically out of date. A bright light does not show any signs of gunk clinging to the sides of the bottle, so I guess still OK. I have not opened the bottle yet, I think I will order a bottle of phenol and dose the bottle, as well as some other inks I have opened and not using up quickly.

 

Note to self, must write more...

[Vintage Razor]

My 2 bottles of ink arrived today.

Edited October 23, 2013 by Vintage Razor

[amberleadavis]

My 2 bottles of ink arrived today.

 

 

Woo Hoo!

 

Can't wait to see the review!

[Scrawler]

 

 

Woo Hoo!

 

Can't wait to see the review!

I sent a bottle to the Toronto ink review committee a month ago. I hope that we will be seeing their review soon. I would do another one, but I am living in a house under renovation, without heating at the moment, so cannot do it just yet.

[amberleadavis]

I sent a bottle to the Toronto ink review committee a month ago. I hope that we will be seeing their review soon. I would do another one, but I am living in a house under renovation, without heating at the moment, so cannot do it just yet.

 

 

Ooo, hope the renovations are completed and the heat is working before it gets colder.

[Picca]

Hello! My English is bad. I very much like to read your forum!!!

I can help with purchase Raduga-2! Write!

Im use ink: Waterman Florida Blue, J.Herbin - Eclat de Saphir, Montblanc Blue-black, Diamine - Maroon, Pelikan Edelstein - Topaz, Parker quink Black, J.Herbin - Cacau de brasil, Pilot blue, Shneider Black and Raduga-2 (Red, Green, Purple, Blue).

 

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[Astyanax]

I use the black quite regularly. I have between twenty and twenty five kinds of black ink. It is one of my favorites, and most of mine are expensive inks. I have bottles that have been open for several years and they are still fine. Currently, on eBay, you can get a much better price by ordering several at the same time, whereby you save on the shipping.

Edited August 14, 2019 by Astyanax