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I’ve recently started to enjoying Montblanc Daniel Defoe ink in one of my pens. Sadly there’s not much left and once it’s gone, it’s gone!

 

Is there an ink that's close to it in colour and shading? I was wondering about Sailor Jentle Tokiwa-Massu.

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I will say KWZI Green Gold... the NON-IG version.

 

 

Let me find a swab.. (Ok .. I took this from an online source)

 

 

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Thanks for the recommendations. I agree the KWZ Inks Green gold is the closest so far.

 

My comparison from images I’ve seen - obviously pens, lighting and paper makes a difference here but I thought it interesting. Left to right that’s Montblanc, Sailor, Diamine Classic and the KWZ.

 

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Perhaps Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Goldgrün?

 

+1 for this. It's an old favourite. Maybe you could look at Diamine Safari and Stipula Musk Green too. :)

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I will say KWZI Green Gold... the NON-IG version.

 

 

Let me find a swab.. (Ok .. I took this from an online source)

 

 

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Totally agree with Cyber6. I have both & they are close.

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Someone on the FPN made a great mix which looked just like Daniel Defoe. Unfortunately I remember it wasn't in a dedicated thread, so I couldn't find it anymore once I've lost the link.

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Thanks everyone for the recommendations. I’ve ordered some KWZ inks as Poland isn’t that far away.

 

Cheers,

 

Steve

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Thanks everyone for the recommendations. I’ve ordered some KWZ inks as Poland isn’t that far away.

 

Cheers,

 

Steve

 

Hi Steve... Please do post your results. I would love to hear that you found your doppelganger. ;)

 

 

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Hi Steve... Please do post your results. I would love to hear that you found your doppelganger. ;)

 

 

C.

 

 

Bizarrely I did once meet my doppelgänger after a colleague pointed him out to me. We worked in the same office and he did look very like me. Poor soul!

 

Anyway, back to inks, The KWZ inks arrived and are lovely and great service too. Here's the Montblanc at the top and the KWZ Green/Gold below. Both were applied with a folded nib.

 

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THAT LOOKS AMAZING !!! :puddle: :puddle:

 

 

Identical... NO.... but really close... DAMN.. that is a good looking color!!!!... :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub:

 

 

 

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Someone on the FPN made a great mix which looked just like Daniel Defoe. Unfortunately I remember it wasn't in a dedicated thread, so I couldn't find it anymore once I've lost the link.

 

It may have been me :blush:

 

Here's my slap dash mix of Helianthus and Zhivago 1:1 but I'm glad you've gone for the KWZ Green Gold.

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_my_daniel_dafoe_swatch.jpg

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It may have been me :blush:

Thank you Tas! :) It must have been you. Zhivago is pretty hard to get in Europe, unfortunately. But I could try mixing my green, black and yellow inks... if I weren't that happy with their own colours as I am. I should really buy some inexpensive inks just for the pure joy of mixing.

 

By the way, does anybody have the aforementioned Sailor Tokiwa-Matsu and could compare it with Defoe/KWZI Green Gold? I know they are not extremely close, but I'm thinking about getting the Sailor (and a few KWZIs as well :) )

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Papier Plume's Moss is a nice substitute, though the writing experience is quite different--Moss being much wetter.

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It may have been me :blush:

 

Here's my slap dash mix of Helianthus and Zhivago 1:1 but I'm glad you've gone for the KWZ Green Gold.

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_my_daniel_dafoe_swatch.jpg

 

Now that is an imaginative combination, with a stunning result!

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Now that is an imaginative combination, with a stunning result!

 

Awww.

Thank you.

 

It's a keeper.

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