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Here is my fast review of Noodler's Banker's Tan ink for Dromgoole's at the Dallas Pen Show 2015. Every year Nathan does a special ink for Dromgoole's, which gets handed out at the Dallas Pen Show. I picked mine up in store last week while in Houston and I expect was one of the first to receive the ink. This comes in a 1 oz bottle and may or may not ever be available again. Larry mentioned that Nathan currently only had enough ingredients for 150-ish bottles.

 

Clearly this is an unusual color. Something along the lines of Pilot Iroshizuku Ina-ho. Of note there is little odor, in particular, there is no chalky odor associated with some Noodler's special edition inks.

 

I like it, and will use it. HIGHLY WATER RESISTANT if not bulletproof or eternal (no indication on the label).

 

Pic scanned a little darker than real life.

 

There is more of a gold sparkle without there being actual sparkles in Banker's Tan than in Ina-ho. While Ina-ho holds up remarkably well to water it also washes out to a grey color. Banker's Tan holds fast.

 

Good dry time for Noodler's, which this lefty likes much.

 

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Thanks for the review, haven't got to open mine yet!

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Jandrese, thanks for sharing!!! I really like it.

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This is a great color and I got mine at the Dallas show. It will be a great substitution for KWZ Honey that was already sold out when I got to the Vaness both just after the show opened! I'm going to enjoy this in my new Pelikan white tortoise, and I was having trouble deciding which ink to start with!

 

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I used a F nib. Looks like a touch of shading maybe?

 

I have a suspicion that it would be boring in a F nib, it needs a B or Stub to be interesting at all.

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I have a review up done with a F nib. No shading with it.

 

I have a suspicion that it would be boring in a F nib, it needs a B or Stub to be interesting at all.

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I have a review up done with a F nib. No shading with it.

 

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That's cool. Does it wash at all with water? I like it on the warmer papers, though maybe not enough to need a bottle.

 

Is "banker's tan" a reference to something?

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Nope, it doesn't move. I'll do a sample to show you.

 

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You are welcome!

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Here it is 12+ hours later.

 

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The bottom part is where I hit it with a brush.

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