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Nicely done! AS has a bit of depth and saturation that AO seems to be missing in most pens, but I love them both —in different ways. I happen to have Autumn Oak in a vintage Waterman with super soft flex nib, and the ink looks almost as freakin' amazing as AS —just a touch more golden brown. Gorge.

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Those two are very similar (AS and AO). Just read the thread about hoping that Sailor re-issues Rikyu Cha. I wonder if there is a doppelgänger for it. (I came late to this thread a few weeks ago (or whenever) and don't remember if Rikyu Cha has been matched.) Great thread, btw.

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Those two are very similar (AS and AO). Just read the thread about hoping that Sailor re-issues Rikyu Cha. I wonder if there is a doppelgänger for it. (I came late to this thread a few weeks ago (or whenever) and don't remember if Rikyu Cha has been matched.) Great thread, btw.

 

From the photos it's seems Sailor Cigar is quite close to Rikyu Cha. But I've never had Rikyu Cha to be sure of the similarity.

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Thanks to Cyber6 for suggesting Diamine Pansy as a substitute for Montblanc Lavender.

 

A pal took pity on me & donated his almost full bottle of Montblanc Lavender. At least I can fall back on Pansy once its finished.

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Thanks to Cyber6 for suggesting Diamine Pansy as a substitute for Montblanc Lavender.

 

A pal took pity on me & donated his almost full bottle of Montblanc Lavender. At least I can fall back on Pansy once its finished.

 

Pansy stained my M200 barrel and a converter. And words written in Pansy completed disappeared after a month in sunlight.

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That is unacceptable. Did you get the stains out the M200?

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Interesting. Just looking at Pansy in the bottle, you can tell that it's super saturated, and even a little thick. But to fade so quickly, as Amber says, "unacceptable"!

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I've finally got hold of some Apache Sunset - I'm in the UK and it's not easy - and it's nice to know there's something similar out there. Noodler's AS is great in my big Montblanc and it'll be interesting to see what the Diamine's like.

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I've finally got hold of some Apache Sunset - I'm in the UK and it's not easy - and it's nice to know there's something similar out there. Noodler's AS is great in my big Montblanc and it'll be interesting to see what the Diamine's like.

 

N.B. it is very difficult to wash AS out of any pen. I wish I could have told you that. It is tenacious. A lot of patience will overcome it. XOXOXO, it is one of my favorites. It is astounding.


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N.B. it is very difficult to wash AS out of any pen. I wish I could have told you that. It is tenacious. A lot of patience will overcome it. XOXOXO, it is one of my favorites. It is astounding.

 

Haha! Many thanks for this. I shall try extra hard. :)

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Very close, and very appealing: de Atramentis Sky and R&K Blu Mare:

 

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Great comparison!

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Does anyone have a substitute for Diamine Ancient Copper? Love the colour but it's too wet for the pen! ><

 

 

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Not quite a doppelgänger, but I substituted Ancient Copper for Terracotta in my Vac 700 a while ago and have never looked back. . .

 

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Awesome thread!! I am sorry that I cannot contribute. I have no Parker Penman Sapphir left to make a side by side comparison with its look alike, Private Reserve DC supershow blue.** I just spent a wonderful 20 minutes looking at wonderful inks. Amazing scans, by the way! All the more since one can see the differences between these lookalikes. Thanks!!

 

** just found the hudge comparison of PPS ... Wow!

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Awesome thread!! I am sorry that I cannot contribute. I have no Parker Penman Sapphir left to make a side by side comparison with its look alike, Private Reserve DC supershow blue.** I just spent a wonderful 20 minutes looking at wonderful inks. Amazing scans, by the way! All the more since one can see the differences between these lookalikes. Thanks!!

 

** just found the hudge comparison of PPS ... Wow!

 

 

Wait, you can join the huge PPS comparison - we need 20+ people.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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