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Blackstone Golden Wattle


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It's a pretty yellow with a touch of orange. It may be prone to crystallise on the nib, although it can be wiped away easily.

All photos are colour corrected with a grey card.

 

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Sample

(Platinum 3776 Music nib, white copy paper)

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Compare

(I don't have any similar yellow with me to compare. On Maruman looseleaf.)

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(Golden Wattle, Seitz Kreuznach Kangaroo Yellow and KWZI Monarch)

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Thanks for this nice review, LG. Looks good on the Maruman but on the copy paper it looks like MB Golden Yellow, i.e. orange - good old Indian Yellow.

It's hard work to tell which is Old Harry when everybody's got boots on.

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It's a pity I don't like yellow, or I would buy it just for the name. (That's why I ended up with a sample of Dragon's napalm; orangey-pink is not my game, but how can you resist a name like that?)

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LG, I love your reviews and your doodles.

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

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The doodles are inspired by yours!

:wub: Thank you.

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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Very nice review.

 

Can someone explain why it seems that yellow inks form crystals on nibs? I have tried many yellow inks - R&K Helianthus is an example - and they all to do this. I really like yellow ink for highlighting and making side notes, but I haven't found one that doesn't do this.

"Today will be gone in less than 24 hours. When it is gone, it is gone. Be wise, but enjoy! - anonymous today

 

 

 

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Can someone explain why it seems that yellow inks form crystals on nibs? I have tried many yellow inks - R&K Helianthus is an example - and they all to do this. I really like yellow ink for highlighting and making side notes, but I haven't found one that doesn't do this.

 

What kind of time frame are you talking about - a few days, a couple weeks, a month or two? I haven't noticed any crystals with Skrip Yellow in my Sheaffer school pen or with the MB Golden Yellow in any of the several pens I've tried it in. The Skrip is maybe going on two months now, with the MB ranging from a few days to 2-3 weeks.

It's hard work to tell which is Old Harry when everybody's got boots on.

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What kind of time frame are you talking about - a few days, a couple weeks, a month or two? I haven't noticed any crystals with Skrip Yellow in my Sheaffer school pen or with the MB Golden Yellow in any of the several pens I've tried it in. The Skrip is maybe going on two months now, with the MB ranging from a few days to 2-3 weeks.

 

The crystals or "nib crud" begins usually within a week, possibly two. I generally clean my pens every 2-3 weeks anyway. But the last time I used Helianthus, I noticed the "gunk" forming within a few days on my Lamy Studio (gold nib). Part of the issue could be that I live in a dry climate. I like Montblanc inks, so I will keep the Golden Yellow in mind.

"Today will be gone in less than 24 hours. When it is gone, it is gone. Be wise, but enjoy! - anonymous today

 

 

 

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  • 6 years later...

Two years ago I got a sample of Golden Wattle at a Pelikan hub. The man said they don't make it anymore. It seems to me the most yellow yellow I ever saw. I think I posted something about it here and got no response which makes sense.

 

Today I was reading about necroposting and found the color. So here I am doing that on a six year old post. 

 

From this quote, it looks like there's another yellow called Indian yellow that is very much like this color. And MB yellow might be like it too? I'll check that out. How can I find Indian Yellow? Any other suggestions? Could there be a dusty old bottle of this color in a store somewhere that used to sell Blackstone?

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On 10/28/2016 at 8:04 PM, chromantic said:
On 10/28/2016 at 8:04 PM, chromantic said:

Thanks for this nice review, LG. Looks good on the Maruman but on the copy paper it looks like MB Golden Yellow, i.e. orange - good old Indian Yellow.

 

 

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