Noodler's Rome is Burning

[manoeuver]

stay tuned for a sample wot's been rinsed. Waiting for the paper to dry...

[Sailor Kenshin]

Love your thumbnail descriptions. And yes, I think the video 'sold' me---at least for a sample's worth.

[goldiesdad]

I got this ink when it was first released and still on occasion enjoy it ...

[manoeuver]

Love your thumbnail descriptions. And yes, I think the video 'sold' me---at least for a sample's worth.

hey thanks!

here's the rinsed sample, I used a dip pen. there's kind of a yellow halo around the letters. this ink really bleeds and feathers when it's applied generously.

[KrazyIvan]

This is one ink that does not interest me. The regular color and the rinsed color is just ugly.

[manoeuver]

I'm finding the purple component of this ink is quite tenacious. Flushed the hell out of my Safari and still getting light purple discharge (even after reinking the pen!)

[Sailor Kenshin]

Hmmm, that might put even me off this ink.

[manoeuver]

I wonder what effect diluting it would have. I've got a bit left of my sample, want me to try it?

[Sailor Kenshin]

Go for it. I usually dilute Noodler's anyway.

[pelahale]

Mr.Tardif has some great inks like Noodler's Walnut, Zhivago, Antietam, Apache Sunset, etc. But this Rome is Burning is a NUISANCE. I wish I never bought it. If only someone would be willing to buy it off me. I feel the same way about Bernanke Black and Bad Green Gator.

[manoeuver]

I've got bad green gator and I'm not thrilled with it. I may try mixing it with some other stuff and see what I get. Otherwise I might break it up into samples and give them away, trade them or sell them for a buck or two each.

What don't you like about Bernanke Black?

[Sailor Kenshin]

I love BGG! And I didn't think I would. It's my check- writing ink, my dilute- to-suit ink, my almost- favorite green ink.

[pelahale]

For me Bernanke Bl is a bleeding rinning feathering disaster on every paper I have.

[manoeuver]

noted. I think I'll see if it's on the ink table at the dc show. thanks for sharing your experience!

[Bogon07]

I'm beginning to like the regular colour of Rome is Burning shown in your review. But the purple component seems a little high maintenance for my liking.

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Last night I loaded up the Lamy Nexx M (F) with Rome Burning. It is a weird ink. At first it seemed very similar to Noodler's Golden Brown on a few papers seems to tend more towards a khaki sort of colour. At other times it looks almost like a gold colour. So far it is a rather intreguing colour.
Thanks for pushing me over the edge on this one.

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Yesterday at Mrs Bogon's request I loaded Romes Burning into the 1.5 Italic Al-Star with disappointing results. While the colour is nice it is too liquid with the bigger nib and appears to put too much in onto the paper. It also tends to spread at bit, this blurs the edges of your lines and makes it very hard to obtain crisp italics. It really penetrates the paper as well, like a permanent marker.
So not a happy combination.

In my opinion the ink produces very pleasing results with the fine nib but not the largers sizes.

[mhphoto]

I wonder what effect diluting it would have. I've got a bit left of my sample, want me to try it?

I've diluted it 1:1 and the results weren't pretty. I use this ink in a very fine nibbed Indian pen for taking notes and such. I really love it for that.

[chaimann]

I have one pen that handles this ink beautifully. It is interesting for letter writing, especially on less-than-white paper, and it makes me feel like a rebel when I use it at work. (The pen is a Tenny, indeterminate model, with a medium-ish nib.)

I have a bunch of other pens that have hissy fits if I put Rome Burning in them, and demonstrate their dislike by trying to spit the ink out.

My advice: If you think you might like a funky, golden ink that is safe for envelopes, order a sample, and try it in a lot of different pens before you commit.

[AndyLa]

I too bought a sample of this when it came out for my SO. I just remember it being horrible- finicky, feathering, spread... Just blah.

[MyDarnSnakeLegs]

I'm finding the purple component of this ink is quite tenacious. Flushed the hell out of my Safari and still getting light purple discharge (even after reinking the pen!)

I've still got some of this purple in my Lamy Vista. That purple is serious.

[KrazyIvan]

Time to pull the feed and go at it with a toothbrush.