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    Default Ink Review: Montblanc The Legend of Zodiacs Red Chine (The Dog)

    I’ve started a review of an ink I recently bought in Montblanc Boutique, Millenia Mall, Orlando. It has quite a long name: Montblanc The Legend of Zodiacs Red Chine. ‘Chine’ translates to Loyal Dog, so it’s also known as The Dog ink.

    I found it a reasonably saturated bright red colour, just like the red on the box, although I’ve seen some splashes of it on FPN where it looked more like a washed out pinkish colour. That was nothing like the colour that came out of my bottle when I wrote with my Parker Sonnet.

    I found it a quite wet ink with decent flow. I particularly like the way it writes with a dark outline, as some red inks seem to do.

    It had reasonable lubrication with the Parker Sonnet pen I tried it with. However, this is the first time I’ve properly filled and used this Parker Sonnet that was gifted to me by a very kind and generous fountain pen expert.

    I’m going to fill other pens and write on some different papers and I will add those results and pictures as I go along.

    The comparison inks were swabbed with a cotton bud and their ink names were written with a glass dip pen.

    I didn’t experience any ignition or clogging problems with The Dog. I had no problem cleaning it out of my pen using cold water or off of skin using soap and warm water.

    It is not sold as a waterproof ink and isn't particularly water resistant.

    The paper I used for the main review form is very smooth, shiny and non-absorbent. It’s heavy 100gsm paper, so dry times are longer than they are on thinner, more absorbent, papers. The Dog ink showed through, even on this paper, so it is likely to show through on thinner papers.

    • Flow Rate: Quite wet, good.
    • Lubrication: Fairly smooth, quite good.
    • Nib Dry-out: Not noticed.
    • Start-up: Immediate.
    • Saturation: A reasonably saturated ink
    • Shading Potential: None seen.
    • Sheen: None seen.
    • Show-Through:
      • Xerox ColorPrint
      • Clairefontaine Croc Book
      • Rhodia Bloc
      • Silvine Notebook
      • Tomoe River Seven Seas Writer Journal 52gsm
      • Tomoe River 68gsm Notebook
    • Spread / Feathering: Not seen
    • Nib Creep / “Crud”: Not seen, even after over a week in the pen
    • Staining (pen): Not seen - easy clean-up
    • Staining (hands): Not seen - easy clean-up
    • Clogging: Not seen. Seems unlikely.
    • Water resistance: Has very little water resistance.
    • Availability: It is available in 50ml square bottles, inside a substantial ‘sliding drawer’ type, special packaging, box, from Montblanc.com and other AD outlets.


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    Last edited by Chrissy; March 21st, 2019 at 10:34 AM.

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    Default Re: Ink Review: Montblanc Legends of the Zodiac Red Chine (The Dog)

    Adding these images showing different papers and showthrough onto my original review proved to be a problem, so I'm adding them separately:

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    Default Re: Ink Review: Montblanc Legends of the Zodiac Red Chine (The Dog)

    Wow, has that look of "Chinese Red" with that almost orange and lacquered look.
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    Default Re: Ink Review: Montblanc Legends of the Zodiac Red Chine (The Dog)

    Quote Originally Posted by Marsilius View Post
    Wow, has that look of "Chinese Red" with that almost orange and lacquered look.
    It's deceptively a pink based red more than an orange based red, but yes, it does have that lacquered look.

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    Default Re: Ink Review: Montblanc Legends of the Zodiac Red Chine (The Dog)

    Like bright colours + like red = tempted to acquire...
    thanks Chrissy!

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    Default Re: Ink Review: Montblanc Legends of the Zodiac Red Chine (The Dog)

    Quote Originally Posted by SIR View Post
    Like bright colours + like red = tempted to acquire...
    thanks Chrissy!
    You're welcome. I'm a big fan of red inks. In fact currently I have more pens filled with red ink than with blue ink.

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    Default Re: Ink Review: Montblanc Legends of the Zodiac Red Chine (The Dog)

    Chrissy - your reviews are superb and I appreciate your interest in red inks.

    Would you like a sample of Sailor Irori to review?

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    Default Re: Ink Review: Montblanc Legends of the Zodiac Red Chine (The Dog)

    Quote Originally Posted by BayesianPrior View Post
    Chrissy - your reviews are superb and I appreciate your interest in red inks.

    Would you like a sample of Sailor Irori to review?
    Thank you, and you're welcome.

    I've been on the fence about Sailor Irori since it came into the standard range. Only because I have so many red inks! Then I missed out on the very best price on eBay. But yes please I would love a sample to review. Thank you for your kind offer. PM sent.

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