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Not sure how I missed this thread before now.  

Must say that Robert Oster seems to be rivalling Diamine for "the biggest range of blue inks on the planet"!  

Have not tried this one (I'm not all that big on blues that lean teal or green).  But the red sheen certainly is interesting.  And of course the dry time....

Thanks as usual for the comprehensive review.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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38 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

Not sure how I missed this thread before now.  

Must say that Robert Oster seems to be rivalling Diamine for "the biggest range of blue inks on the planet"!  

Have not tried this one (I'm not all that big on blues that lean teal or green).  But the red sheen certainly is interesting.  And of course the dry time....

Thanks as usual for the comprehensive review.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

:) You're most welcome!  This one doesn't lean so far green that you'd think so in isolation - you have to compare it to a range of other blues before you realize there's a slight green lean.  Really, this is so blue that I shouldn't like it, and yet for some reason, I do. :D

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I saw this review when you first posted it but I didn't comment at the time. I think this is a really nice blue but I was torn between it and Great Southern Ocean, which I eventually went with.

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

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46 minutes ago, chromantic said:

I saw this review when you first posted it but I didn't comment at the time. I think this is a really nice blue but I was torn between it and Great Southern Ocean, which I eventually went with.

Oh, I would totally go with Great Southern Ocean if I only got one of the two - GSO is way better! :)

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