Noodler's 54Th Mass Or Bad Blue Heron?

[gryphon1911]

I know this is going to rank up there with "first world problems"....but I am having a hard time deciding between the 2.

 

I recently got a sample vial of each to try. it was in my quest to find a good feather/bleed resistant ink similar to Noodler's Black.

 

When I first put the 54th Mass in my pen, I loved it. The color/shading/characteristics....just did it for me. At that point I almost just went out and bought a bottle of it...but I convinced myself to go and finish off the sample vials first. I didn't think I'd love the Bad Blue Heron as much as i did but I love it just as much as i do 54th Mass!

 

I'll probably end up getting a bottle of each eventually...but it is a blessing and a curse that we have so many great ink choices.

 

Leaning toward 54th just a little more, but I can't see me going wrong with either.

 

 

[pajaro]

Born in Boston, I would lean to 54th Mass. I thought about buying some, but just continued with Sheaffer's scrip blue black. This ink might eventually fill that old Scrip well bottle, though.

[migo984]

Perhaps read this thread first.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/304600-54th-mass-gelling-in-bottle/page-1

 

My bottle of 54th Mass completely degraded & the colour changed, after a few months (see post #2)

[TSherbs]

I have had bad luck with BBH (lots of feathering). It also has a strong odor. Haven't tried the other yet. Good luck with your decision.

Edited August 18, 2016 by TSherbs

[inkstainedruth]

I haven't tried BBH but did wasn't overly enthralled with Bad Belted Kingfisher (another of the Warden series ink). I really like 54th MA a lot, which surprised me, since I didn't think I'd like the color. I did find that there was significant color difference between the sample and a full bottle (the sample was much darker).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[zwack]

I have BBK and BBH but not 54th Ma...

 

I like both of them, and my particular favourite varies depending on which one I am using.

Edited August 19, 2016 by zwack

[EbonitePen]

Bad Blue Heron is not very well behaved in my experience. Being a Warden series ink it has tendency to be quite aggressive. The bottle I have is going to last me a looong time. Probably my least favorite of Noodler's inks.

Edited August 19, 2016 by EbonitePen

[AndyYNWA]

Perhaps read this thread first.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/304600-54th-mass-gelling-in-bottle/page-1

 

My bottle of 54th Mass completely degraded & the colour changed, after a few months (see post #2)

This problem I have had with BBH. The ink I have is in a turquoise shade, not near the colour i've seen everybody else have.

 

BBK and 54th has worked much better for me, especially 54th.

[dylim1]

54th Massachusetts all the way. 54th Mass behaves well even on cheap paper.

[gryphon1911]

This problem I have had with BBH. The ink I have is in a turquoise shade, not near the colour i've seen everybody else have.

 

BBK and 54th has worked much better for me, especially 54th.

 

 

54th Massachusetts all the way. 54th Mass behaves well even on cheap paper.

 

Yeah...there is just something about that 54th that keeps pulling me in.

[Flaxmoore]

54. Most permanent ink I've ever seen- spilled some on concrete outside in January (filling really quick and needed some air), and 7 months later after wind, snow, ice, rain and sun, it's still there. The HoD I placed nearby a couple weeks ago is already fading a bit, about as much as the 54 in half a year.