EFNIR: Sailor Kin-mokusei

[LizEF]

Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Sailor Kin-mokusei

This is review #284 in my series. Here's the YouTube video:


Post-recording notes: This is a nice, cheery orange that is neither "in your face" nor burnt, nor pastel. I don't think there's sheen, but there is a sort of glittery look when the page is angled to the light. Perhaps a big wet nib would sheen... It does dry a little fast on the nib, so long pauses should be avoided.

Cleaning was quick and easy with plain water.

Zoomed in photo (Color is not quite right, but I'm having a hard time describing how.)


Screenshot (Not quite the right color, also seems a little muted / dull compared to reality.)


Scan of Completed Review (Text is a little too dark.)


Absorbent Paper Close-up (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper) (AP: Ink is darker in real life. CP: Very close to what I see on the paper.)


Line width (The "I" in "Ink:". 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 300µm. With 284 inks measured, the average line width is 296µm.) (This may well give the best idea as to color, also, the sheeny/glittery bits can be seen here and there.)


Microscope image (100x. Random pink dots floating in orange and yellow. I think those brighter yellow dots might be the "glittery" sheen-like thing I see.)


Previous Review: Sailor Blue.

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Hope you enjoy. Comments appreciated!

[Brilliant Bill]

Not my kind of ink, and no idea who Sarah Jessica Parker is --- but I will say that snakes kill and eat rats while squirrels can kill rattlesnakes! Don't mess with squirrels!!!

[LizEF]

Not my kind of ink, and no idea who Sarah Jessica Parker is --- but I will say that snakes kill and eat rats while squirrels can kill rattlesnakes! Don't mess with squirrels!!!

Fortunately, our quartet has ample magical power to deal with a single green squirrel. ...or do they? Tune in next week...

[Yazeh]

Great review @LizEF
It's a very happy orage, I'm guessing redder than Apache Sunset
I don't know what type of squirrels you've got @Brilliant Bill, but ours won't have a chance with snakes, cats, or raccoons.
I wonder what superpowers the green squirrels has Glad to see Makhabesh and Essri are back in the picture and catching tree rats.
Thanks for making such a happy Tuesday

[LizEF]

Great review @LizEF

Thanks!

It's a very happy orage, I'm guessing redder than Apache Sunset

Hadn't thought of it, but yes, I think so.

I wonder what superpowers the green squirrels has Glad to see Makhabesh and Essri are back in the picture and catching tree rats.

Thanks for making such a happy Tuesday

You're most welcome!

[Sailor Kenshin]

Ooo, a microcircuit city with pink accents!

And I have a sample vial of Kin Mouseki. Next time I need an orange ink, out it comes, to see whether the gold somethings are there.

Love the story. Makhabesh and Essri turn gumshoe. Thanks, Liz, for the Tuesday Treat!

(There are green squirrels in Africa. Appropriately, they have orange bellies.)

[LizEF]

Ooo, a microcircuit city with pink accents!

And I have a sample vial of Kin Mouseki. Next time I need an orange ink, out it comes, to see whether the gold somethings are there.

Use Iroful or CAL (see Penguincollector's comment over on FPN) and you should get a sheen-outline!

Love the story. Makhabesh and Essri turn gumshoe.

Perhaps we'll have to have a mystery or "true crime" adventure next...

Thanks, Liz, for the Tuesday Treat!

You're very welcome!

(There are green squirrels in Africa. Appropriately, they have orange bellies.)

Here's one of the shifty little fellas Wikipedia caught spying on their bush camera. His belly doesn't look orange though - maybe he went to the salon and had it bleached...