Sailor Kobe #14

[saskia_madding]

The Kobe series of inks is something I discovered a while ago when the amazing Sam_Capote ordered some using a forwarding service. It was super pricey and a pain in the butt to coordinate. But now, an extremely kind and professional person is selling them on ebay for a very reasonable price and super low shipping. So of course, I bought about 18 inks, and of course I've been supremely remiss in posting reviews.

 

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Sailor has made a lot of really great blues and this one is no exception. It's a gorgeous colour, nice saturation, good shading, and gorgeous sheen.

 

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It is a rich, royal blue that is very appealing and well behaved.

 

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Many more photos in my review album here.

[errantmarginalia]

Thanks so much for all of these reviews! Which do you prefer, this one or #37?

[lapis]

Great review. Only problem is that I now need 18 more inks. Beautiful colour. Reminds me of S.T.Dunlop's blue!

 

Mike

[djp]

Ooh, I like this blue a lot! How does it hold up to water?

[XiaoMG]

Most of the general Sailor colors won't hold up to water at all really. I did a quick test with this color (Maya Lapis) and found it ran very quickly under water. It holds up a little better than Noodler's Blue Eel, but still was totally illegible after a dunk.

 

This color is on the purple side of blue but is a pretty intense color from a wet nib. The lighter tones aren't extremely saturated so I was a bit ambivalent about it at first.

 

I wonder how this looks next to Sailor Ultramarine.

[saskia_madding]

#37 is MUCH darker and more intensely saturated. #37 has the feel (though not exactly the same colour or shade) of DC Supershow Electric Blue. This #14 is milder, more a sedate royal blue.

 

So I guess my answer is, "it depends on the mood I'm in and what I'm looking for".

[WOBentley]

This is possibly my favorite of the line. I had to buy a second bottle recently because I didn't want to be without it!

Thanks for the nice review.

[errantmarginalia]

#37 is MUCH darker and more intensely saturated. #37 has the feel (though not exactly the same colour or shade) of DC Supershow Electric Blue. This #14 is milder, more a sedate royal blue.

 

So I guess my answer is, "it depends on the mood I'm in and what I'm looking for".

 

Gotcha, thanks!