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I will start with the fact that I do not care for this ink, and the only reason I bought it was the fact that it was a limited run. With that out of the way, it's not a terrible ink. It has all the qualities I think one would look for; waterproofness(or close to it), flows decent enough, and it cleans out of your pen relatively easy. I...I just don't like the color, I don't care for powdery blues

http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah160/chudgins50/IMG_06021_zpsj9gjqptn.jpg

 

 

 

Close up of the little shading, that really only comes out if you print.

http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah160/chudgins50/IMG_06011_zps8pd4ag8x.jpg

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Looks a little like Sheaffer Blue-Black. I have been using Sheaffer BB recently and enjoy it immensely.

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Don't have it, but have seen it. Reminds me a little of Diamine China Blue.

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Thanks for the review.

Myles Standish isn't my favorite blue, but the color is starting to grow on me. While not a shining ink, it's got a pinkish undertone to it that makes it a little more subtle. It's relatively well behaved (well, until the Charlie eyedropper pen it's in gets too low -- then it gets drippy... :blush:). Its water resistance makes me feel comfortable using it for addressing envelopes and signing checks, too.

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"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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I just opened my bottle and it's beautiful and not blue black at all. I'll post images later today or tomorrow.

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I don't like it either and worse off IMO the powdery-ness would be okay if there was more blue and less blue-black in it, as said above for D's China Blue. Or in R&K's Porcelain Blue-White.

 

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Here is my bottle of Myles Standish.

 

http://www.sheismylawyer.com/2016_2_Ink/12-December/slides/2016-12-24_Ink_101.jpg

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http://www.sheismylawyer.com/2016_2_Ink/12-December/slides/2016-12-24_Ink_105.jpg

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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I wonder if anyone who has their old "blue-black" bottles could try the ink now. Is it still blue-black or is it this color? Someone send me a sample so I'll have to try it out.

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I wonder if anyone who has their old "blue-black" bottles could try the ink now. Is it still blue-black or is it this color? Someone send me a sample so I'll have to try it out.

 

You want a sample of the Blue-Black or of my blue?

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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Amber's blue looks more like MB's BMW (I think).

 

Ho ho ho

 

That's what I thought.

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

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You want a sample of the Blue-Black or of my blue?

 

I received a sample of this ink as part of the inky swap. But I don't know which version it is. My guess is it's like yours because it doesn't look like a blue-black in the vial. I'm about to dive into seven Noodler's LE samples this coming week. I'll put Miles Standish right at the top of the list.

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Yes, that's mine. I was able to acquire two bottles. That sample is from the second bottle. Sinistral1 prepared all the samples. I opened the bottle that I kept here in Las Vegas. Please let me know how it looks. If it makes any difference, I did shake the ink.

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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When I get home next weekend I will dig out my bottle and ink up a pen with it. Because what amberleadavis posted is showing up on my screen as a totally different color. My bottle is more like what Chudgins50 originally posted a year ago (only I think my batch is a little more saturated).

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"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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