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    I mentioned before that I'm going to review the Schrade Tactical Fountain Pen. The day is tomorrow. But, a new thought occurred to me: what am I doing for ink after the zombie apocalypse? I was going to do a regular writing sample, but then I thought, why not do the writing sample in character? (freshly cleaned hand after washing off zombie gore so I don't mess up the notebook)

    So, maybe I hoarded ink and carried it with me. What is more likely is that I'm using what's available. (Don't think too hard about this scenario: realistically, after the zombie apocalypse, I'm probably not reviewing fountain pens and posting those to YouTube.) So, I wondered about zombie blood. They must have some sort of rudimentary circulation to keep moving, and most of the movies and shows have lots of blood and gore. There is probably also some sort of anticoagulant effect from the zombie virus. So, why not use it as fountain pen ink? I don't know if it would work, but the science teacher in me really struggles with the whole idea of zombies anyway.

    So, I need an ink that looks like zombie blood. I realize you all don't know what I have in my ink collection. The short answer is a lot of Noodler's inks along with some others. So, I'll read your suggestions with the idea of substitution if I don't happen to own the specific ink you suggest. If anyone wants to suggest colors rather than inks I'm open to that.

    Right now, I'm leaning toward Noodler's Red-Black. But, does anyone have other ideas?

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    Zombie blood? Wouldn't that be a HAZMAT issue?

    I would guess, on a balance of probability, that zombie blood would be a hi-vis luminous/fluorescent colour, so perhaps you need some highlighter ink such as Pelikan and Sailor make for fountain pens.

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    Diamine Oxblood. Every time i make a smear with that in my notebook, you can be sure that someone will ask "Did you cut yourself?" No, I'm not a Zombie...

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    Default Re: Zombie Blood

    NOODLER'S QIN SHI HUANG

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    Default Re: Zombie Blood

    MB Alfred Hitchcock Red, of course.

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    Default Re: Zombie Blood

    something more black than red, clotted, oil-thick

    the red will only be evident in the smear

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neo View Post
    NOODLER'S QIN SHI HUANG
    I love that ink! It's so hard to work with, but an amazing bright red!

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    Quote Originally Posted by TSherbs View Post
    something more black than red, clotted, oil-thick

    the red will only be evident in the smear
    I like this. It matches what I've seen in the zombie genre. Noodler's Red-Black should be this, but it's not. I am interested in Diamine Oxblood. I may have a sample around. I'll share what ink I choose here, but on the review, I'll just call it "zombie blood". Still hoping for some suggestions by tomorrow morning.

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    Quote Originally Posted by inklord View Post
    Diamine Oxblood. Every time i make a smear with that in my notebook, you can be sure that someone will ask "Did you cut yourself?" No, I'm not a Zombie...
    This. It's what I used for grading. If you don't have a sample, I'll gladly send some to you. I have plenty.
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    Default Re: Zombie Blood

    Apologies for not getting back sooner. This has been quite a few days and the zombie thing turned out to be one of the few happy things in these days. I did have fun creating a "costume" and character and a backstory for the review.

    I ended up splashing my t-shirt with Noodler's Red-Black. It's a good thing I didn't try to splash my face too: it is still not all washed off my torso where it had not yet dried on my t-shirt. How would I explain it on my face, especially now that I have a funeral coming up?

    I ended up filming the review with Noodler's Nightshade for the writing sample. It was based on a few suggestions here and on Facebook. It turned out better than my original idea. It really does look like rotted blood. I'll be posting the final review on my YouTube channel on Thursday.

    Thank you for all the ideas, especially the Diamine Oxblood. If I hadn't been distracted by everything else, I think I would have gone for that.

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