mhosea
May 29th, 2015, 08:55 PM
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Noodler's Revolution Blue on Tomoe River, Rhodia, and cheap made-in-Brazil notebook (front and back). The three swaths are, left to right, Noodler's Revolution Blue, Noodler's Upper Ganges Blue, and Noodler's Blue:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8787/18250104805_f8860dcb7b_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tNGykp)https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7775/18246345402_53b2e743b0_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tNnhN7)
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7740/17629496193_29411bc527_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/sRRM1V)https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8879/18223643656_063fe34341_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tLmWmG)
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8760/18062362120_9316db88d3_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tw7jYy)https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7739/17627476824_5e1f030c7c_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/sRFqJd)
Red sheen:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8834/18223643386_930fccd3f0_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tLmWh3)
Feathering resistance is good (normal):
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8792/18063891029_2da425a183_n.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/twfat4)https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8756/17629496273_55b38a5b74_n.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/sRRM3i)https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8792/18251412061_c1f586dd9e_n.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tNPfWi)
Water resistance is excellent:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8889/18063891329_0e3451156e_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/twfaye)
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7753/17629496653_68f8a390e6_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/sRRM9R)
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8881/18251412371_b9a493ffc9_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tNPg2D)
What you can't see is that Noodler's Revolution Blue is a highly lubricious ink and that starting performance is good. Dry times are OK on notebook paper, fairly long (which is not unusual) on the coated papers. Aside from the red sheen (which is unusual for a Noodler's "bulletproof" ink), the surface is normal on Tomoe River (not chalky), slightly chalky on Rhodia, and moderately chalky on the notebook paper. It is less chalky than Upper Ganges Blue in each case, and the color is more blue in every case, though the difference is least significant on the notebook paper. This might be because the reaction that binds the ink to the cellulose fibers is most complete on the notebook paper.
I have not cleaned it out of a pen yet, but cleaning it out of a syringe gave me enough info to suspect that this is going to be an issue. It likes to leave a residue, and it is very quick to do so on the sink. It is reminiscent of Baystate Blue in this respect, but the similarity is superficial at best. The residue left behind by Revolution Blue can be removed by wiping it, but it seems to require a bit more elbow grease than normal for a cellulose-reactive ink. From what I have seen, my ultrasonic cleaner will clean out the residue when using ammonia and water in the chamber, but only just. I will provide an update when I can.
Noodler's Revolution Blue on Tomoe River, Rhodia, and cheap made-in-Brazil notebook (front and back). The three swaths are, left to right, Noodler's Revolution Blue, Noodler's Upper Ganges Blue, and Noodler's Blue:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8787/18250104805_f8860dcb7b_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tNGykp)https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7775/18246345402_53b2e743b0_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tNnhN7)
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7740/17629496193_29411bc527_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/sRRM1V)https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8879/18223643656_063fe34341_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tLmWmG)
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8760/18062362120_9316db88d3_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tw7jYy)https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7739/17627476824_5e1f030c7c_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/sRFqJd)
Red sheen:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8834/18223643386_930fccd3f0_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tLmWh3)
Feathering resistance is good (normal):
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8792/18063891029_2da425a183_n.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/twfat4)https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8756/17629496273_55b38a5b74_n.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/sRRM3i)https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8792/18251412061_c1f586dd9e_n.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tNPfWi)
Water resistance is excellent:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8889/18063891329_0e3451156e_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/twfaye)
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7753/17629496653_68f8a390e6_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/sRRM9R)
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8881/18251412371_b9a493ffc9_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tNPg2D)
What you can't see is that Noodler's Revolution Blue is a highly lubricious ink and that starting performance is good. Dry times are OK on notebook paper, fairly long (which is not unusual) on the coated papers. Aside from the red sheen (which is unusual for a Noodler's "bulletproof" ink), the surface is normal on Tomoe River (not chalky), slightly chalky on Rhodia, and moderately chalky on the notebook paper. It is less chalky than Upper Ganges Blue in each case, and the color is more blue in every case, though the difference is least significant on the notebook paper. This might be because the reaction that binds the ink to the cellulose fibers is most complete on the notebook paper.
I have not cleaned it out of a pen yet, but cleaning it out of a syringe gave me enough info to suspect that this is going to be an issue. It likes to leave a residue, and it is very quick to do so on the sink. It is reminiscent of Baystate Blue in this respect, but the similarity is superficial at best. The residue left behind by Revolution Blue can be removed by wiping it, but it seems to require a bit more elbow grease than normal for a cellulose-reactive ink. From what I have seen, my ultrasonic cleaner will clean out the residue when using ammonia and water in the chamber, but only just. I will provide an update when I can.