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Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: KWZ Old Gold


This is review #114 in my series.  Here's the YouTube video:


Post-recording notes: Color in the screenshot is not bad.  Zoom is very close. The scan is a little too red.  Cleaning was quick and easy.


And here is a screen of the final result, for those not interested in the video:
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Scan of Completed Review:
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Zoomed in photo:
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Absorbent Paper Closeup (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper):
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Images also available on Instagram: @zilxodarap


Previous Review: Diamine Pelham Blue.


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Hope you enjoy.  Comments appreciated!

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Great job, Liz... keep up the good work.... this ink is to Marsell-ish too my taste ;) :D

 

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Lovely review @LizEF - almost enough to make me want it, but the colour just isn't quite there for me - it seems to have that hint of green that turns it from gold to baby poo and I don't seem to be able to get past that!

 

The long dry time is a bit offputting as well.

 

Does it have the odd honey/vanilla scent?

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1 hour ago, yazeh said:

Great job, Liz... keep up the good work.... this ink is to Marsell-ish too my taste ;) :D

:)  Thank you!  It's possible the photos aren't doing it justice - hard to say.  But then gold-ish inks aren't for everyone.

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49 minutes ago, mizgeorge said:

Lovely review @LizEF - almost enough to make me want it, but the colour just isn't quite there for me - it seems to have that hint of green that turns it from gold to baby poo and I don't seem to be able to get past that!

 

The long dry time is a bit offputting as well.

Thank you! :D There is a greenish undertone, but it may be exaggerated by the photos.  It's quite similar to Robert Oster Gold Antiqua, which has a much faster dry time.

 

50 minutes ago, mizgeorge said:

Does it have the odd honey/vanilla scent?

I didn't detect any scents, but it's just a 2mL sample, and my nose doesn't work right.

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Do I have this?  I do have one sample vial of an 'Old Gold' that I refer to as 'Old Goat.'

 

It's now an official mystery.

 

Nice color!  Thanks for the review.  👍🏻

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My other pen is a Montblanc.

 

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17 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Do I have this?  I do have one sample vial of an 'Old Gold' that I refer to as 'Old Goat.'

 

It's now an official mystery.

:lol: The back of my brain is now working to figure out when and how Quin & Makhabesh will encounter an old goat, and what will happen when they do...

 

18 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Nice color!  Thanks for the review.  👍🏻

You're very welcome!  (R.O. Gold Antiqua with its faster dry times might be more to your liking though.  I found it hard to distinguish between the swatches in person.)

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2 hours ago, mizgeorge said:

Does it have the odd honey/vanilla scent?

 

I'm pretty sure all the KWZ Ink bottles from which I took samples for Liz do.

I endeavour to be frank and truthful in what I write, show or otherwise present, when I relate my first-hand experiences that are not independently verifiable; and link to third-party content where I can, when I make a claim or refute a statement of fact in a thread. If there is something you can verify for yourself, I entreat you to do so, and judge for yourself what is right, correct, and valid. I may be wrong, and my position or say-so is no more authoritative and carries no more weight than anyone else's here.

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5 hours ago, LizEF said:

:lol: The back of my brain is now working to figure out when and how Quin & Makhabesh will encounter an old goat, and what will happen when they do...

 

You're very welcome!  (R.O. Gold Antiqua with its faster dry times might be more to your liking though.  I found it hard to distinguish between the swatches in person.)

 

I found my vial of Old Goat!  🎊 But now I am afraid to sniff it.

My latest ebook.   And not just for Halloween!
 

My other pen is a Montblanc.

 

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Just now, Sailor Kenshin said:

I found my vial of Old Goat!  🎊 But now I am afraid to sniff it.

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Here's the line width measurement. The line is one of those used for dry time.  Magnification is 100x.  The grid is 100x100µm.  The scale is 330µm, with eleven divisions of 30µm each.  The line width for this ink is roughly 330µm.

 

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