Montblanc Manganese Orange

[lgsoltek]

Another consequence of Montblanc's recent revamp of their line of inks (cf. Modena Red).

 

Manganese Orange is a pale, dry, not in the least lubricating orange ink not worth mentioning.

 

Splash

Sample

(Rhodia)

(Tomoe River)

Comparison

(Maruman)

(It's "MaNganese" not "Maganese" of course.)

Edited July 7, 2019 by Lgsoltek

[namrehsnoom]

Agreed... not an inspiring ink. Not even for me, who likes muted colours. Their Lucky Orange looks nice though. I’m really at a loss what MB are aiming at... bringing out watered-down versions of previously well-done inks. Looks to me like a step in the wrong direction, especially with the high price per bottle.

[lapis]

Yes, pale too (as in their Modena). I.e., too pale, too. Good thing I got their Lucky hit, along the line of Omas' orange (unfortunately now unvamped). Nice shading, though!

[encremental]

Do you think that MB are perhaps going out of their way to create a truly 'standard' and uninteresting line, so that LEs & Inks of the Year seem more exciting by comparison?

 

John

[goodpens]

These scans dont look pale to me. I am not a fan of pale inks, but this looks like a great color I would like to try, though not at MB prices, esp. if it is dry.

Thanks for the review.

Edited July 7, 2019 by goodpens

[Charles Rice]

Makes you wonder what MB is thinking, Sure, come out with new inks so people will stock up on the old stuff that they really liked like Corn Poppy (yes, I do like it). But replace those inks with watered down wimps? I don't get it. I take that back, I do get it. They know by now that many of us have to have every ink on the market. They can't really care about the desirability of the color, just the desire to own a "new" ink. It doesn't matter that the ink might not even be ledgable when put on paper and end up sitting on a shelf next to four bottles of pale yellow, what matters is that MB knows we'll buy a new ink just because it's new and they market it. And while they're at it, charge 17 prices.

[lgsoltek]

Agreed... not an inspiring ink. Not even for me, who likes muted colours. Their Lucky Orange looks nice though. I’m really at a loss what MB are aiming at... bringing out watered-down versions of previously well-done inks. Looks to me like a step in the wrong direction, especially with the high price per bottle.

 

I found Lucky Orange decent but ordinary. Then I used it again today for drawing. It's heavenly compared to this Manganese.

[Uncial]

My experience with this was quite different. I did find Lucky Orange to be a bit 'flat' but it did produce some serious ink crud at times yet in spite of that I enjoyed it. Manganese Orange ive really enjoyed. In a very broad nib it gives great shading, has no ink crud and a very pleasant lubrication but not an especially high flow, if that makes sense.

Edited July 8, 2019 by Uncial

[Honeybadgers]

seems almost identical to the cartridge of platinum Gold Ochre (one of the 3 mix colors /w recipe guide they threw in with the procyon)

 

I like it more than I thought I would.

[Enkida]

All these new MB reviews are making me wonder if I really should nab a bottle of Toffee Brown and Mystery Black while my local brick and mortar still has them. The new colours - that orange included - are already creeping in, and even the salespersonnel aren't very excited about them. :/

[chromantic]

Not as bad as the Lady Pink, though I suppose that's damning it with faint praise.

[amberleadavis]

Thank you for saving me from this ink.