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It's neon!

 

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Sorry for the reverse image and the poor photo, but loading large images here is impossible.

Let's get down to brass tacks: I love orange inks and have Pelikan Edelstein Mandarin, Noodler's Apache Sunset, Habanero, Diamine Orange, Blaze Orange, Pumpkin, Bungbox Fresh Oranges....to name but a few. There is nothing like this Montblanc ink.

 

I must confess, I didn't have high hopes. I thought it might be nice, but I wasn't expecting anything quite as daring as this. Usually Montblanc inks are fairly conservative, but nice. Not this one. This is an in your face, retina searing, neon orange ink. It is bright!

 

It shades to quite a warm orange, but has a peculiar pink/red tone which gives it a richness and a good saturation to make it an easy ink to use and read what you've written. Some orange inks aren't always that easy to read due to a lightness or a delicateness that isn't always useful. This has a nice heavy saturation and flows well and has really excellent lubrication. I saw no signs of feathering or bleed through or show through. It shades nicely to a warm orange colour which you can sort of make out in the smear in the pic above.

 

Two issues:

1. That small cube bottle is beautiful, but it is never enough. I know that before the end of January I will have used up all this ink and will need more, but sadly this is an LE.

2. The dry time will be enough to put some off. 45 seconds. Yep, that's right, a 45 second dry time!

 

Overall, I like it a lot. One of the better orange inks I own. Feels more like a Noodler's ink than a Montblanc ink. Well behaved until you get to the dry time, but I think I'll cope.

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Interesting! I bought it two days ago and haven't even yet had the time to try it out. I'm glad it's a warm orange. I also see the deepness in it, like Apache Sunset. Hard too describe . How about simply "It's more than just an orange?"

 

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Reminds me of my alma mater's colors (University of Illinois) so I'm a fan. I don't have the chance to use orange inks as much as I'd like, but enjoy writing letters with them. Haven't settled on one to purchase a full bottle of yet though...

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I quite like it but find it strangely flat. I call it a "plastic orange", a bit like Omas Orange. It's a slightly richer shade though. I put it next to the Omas in this pic.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/279381-inky-t-o-d-color-swatches-orange-please-post-your-pictures-and-tell-us-your-thoughts/?p=3735005

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Thanks...too late now. But an orange is once a year or two ink.

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Is this ink new?

 

Mr Fritz Schimpf introduced it here on November 17 in "The Mall," as in stock @ his site, along with the MB ink for the Miles Davis pen.

 

It was mentioned briefly on February 11, 2016, when "Eclectic Collector," announced he was deleting his post mentioning the MB special edition inks for 2016. That was the first mention here of the ink referenced by name, "Lucky Orange," & according to the then released Montblanc catalogue, it would be released in December 2016.

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I have a little square bottle of MB Ink of Joy from 2011 (?). The bottom of the bottle says Encre Orange, made in Austria and expiration date of April 16 (but I ignore the expiration dates).

 

I wonder if that is the same ink reissued under another name?

 

What a coincidence! I just filled a pen with this ink before I saw this post. I hadn't touched the bottle in ages because I rarely use orange ink.

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Bo Bo Olson Ancient Artifact

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Well, wife bought it...blind at my B&M.

My bottle is on the darker side of orange. It does shade, but not much and that is on real good 170g Gmund paper. On normal 90g laser...no shading. In my bottle is not to neon, the ink could be written with....outside of Halloween.

 

I am going to my B&M next week I hope to pick up Edelstein Smoky Quartz....and I've not changed my mind to buy some Kaweco Orange.

 

Top ink Golden Yellow it too darker than what others claim. Shades well.

Dirty pen for the Yellow...could be for the orange too.....first time for anything.... :rolleyes: :blush:

 

Second Ink.

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The Reality Show is a riveting result of 23% being illiterate, and 60% reading at a 6th grade or lower level.

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The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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I have a little square bottle of MB Ink of Joy from 2011 (?). The bottom of the bottle says Encre Orange, made in Austria and expiration date of April 16 (but I ignore the expiration dates).

 

I wonder if that is the same ink reissued under another name?

 

What a coincidence! I just filled a pen with this ink before I saw this post. I hadn't touched the bottle in ages because I rarely use orange ink.

 

Mb Ink of Joy was a different orange ink.

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Is this ink new? Migo, I'd love to see a writing sample in your next letter to me. :)

 

 

OOOO OOOO post it up as a CRV???? Please???

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