EFNIR: Noodler's General of the Armies

[LizEF]

Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Noodler's General of the Armies

This is review #295 in my series. Here's the YouTube video:


Post-recording notes: This is a sort of washed out army green. It leans strongly blue. Per instructions, I shook the life out of it before filling... Had flow problems on day 4 while doing a logic problem. After cleaning dried ink from between the tines, flow was much wetter and the ink darker and greener, so watch out for fast drying on the nib.

I was wrong in the video about dry time - looking under the microscope, the smear I thought I saw on 1:40 was an illusion. I'm saying 1:25 is the dry time (or 85 seconds). Dry time seemed almost instant on other papers, FWIW.

Cleaning was surprisingly easy, though it did take some extra effort. The ink wanted to cling to the underside of the nib and to the glass slide, but came off the grip section easily enough. Don't ask me to explain it.

The microscope slide was boring: blue, green, and yellow (green could have been where the other two colors didn't separate, I don't know); and gritty grey, like fine sand, that's common to pigmented inks.

According to Noodler's website, it is: bulletproof, eternal, partially fluorescent (I was able to see this, but attempts to capture it didn't really work - you can sort of see it in the video - photos didn't work at all).

Zoomed in photo (Pretty close except in real life, the ink looks like one solid, smooth color, not blotchy like the image.)


Screenshot (Text is a little too dark.)


Scan of Completed Review (Text is a bit light, and maybe a little too blue.)


Absorbent Paper Close-up (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper) (AP: A little too blue; CP: a little too dark)


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 353µm. With 295 inks measured, the average line width is 297µm.)


Water Test Results (I couldn't see any green or yellow on the paper towel used to sop up the water, yet it's as if the green/yellow was lifted (from day 5 on, see notes about days 1-4), leaving only a blue shade behind. Can't explain it.)


Previous Review: Sheaffer Skrip Green.

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[Sailor Kenshin]

I don't have any of your comparison inks, but I had a sample of General etc. It reminded me of poster paint.

I wonder if it's still around because my curiosity's been prodded, and I have cheep pens to test it in. I have no memory of how I reacted to the ink other than, 'Poster paint!' 😹

Thanks, Liz, for the review and story. I like how Makhabesh jumps into the interrogation to defend Quin. Please keep 'em coming!

(Interrogations? I get them daily. They're draining, and I lack a sphinx pal to help.)

[Yazeh]

Great review @LizEF
This used to be my favorite ink, so much that I haven't used it in ages.
As it's obvious in your video, the swatch is switching uniforms from green to blue, something related to some General
I'm not sure if I agree with the interrogation quote. The best way, is maybe avoid being interrogated in the first place. Too many school memories
So is this high Wizard the real deal and the librarian the "low" lizard ?
Thanks for making Tuesdays so special

[LizEF]

I don't have any of your comparison inks, but I had a sample of General etc. It reminded me of poster paint.

I wonder if it's still around because my curiosity's been prodded, and I have cheep pens to test it in. I have no memory of how I reacted to the ink other than, 'Poster paint!' 😹

Memory is a funny thing. If you decide to test it out, and you remember, let us know if it's still poster paint.

Thanks, Liz, for the review and story.

You're very welcome!

I like how Makhabesh jumps into the interrogation to defend Quin.

Fierce friend! If the High Wizard isn't careful, he'll end up fireballed!

Please keep 'em coming!

Will do!

(Interrogations? I get them daily. They're draining, and I lack a sphinx pal to help.)

Maybe you could print out a picture of Makhabesh and take it with you. (Link is to a drawing on Deviant Art by Ptero-Pterodactylus.)

[LizEF]

Great review @LizEF

Thanks!

This used to be my favorite ink, so much that I haven't used it in ages.
As it's obvious in your video, the swatch is switching uniforms from green to blue, something related to some General

But did said general glow in the dark!

I'm not sure if I agree with the interrogation quote. The best way, is maybe avoid being interrogated in the first place. Too many school memories

Is someone confessing to naughty deeds at school? :P

So is this high Wizard the real deal and the librarian the "low" lizard ?

All will become clear - eventually.

Thanks for making Tuesdays so special

You're most welcome!

[Yazeh]

But did said general glow in the dark!

Yes, actually it does

Is someone confessing to naughty deeds at school? :P

Yep, only elementary school. Junior high and high school was hell

[Brilliant Bill]

The trick to conducting an interrogation is tenacity. It's a battle of wills. The most stubborn wins.

[LizEF]

Yes, actually it does

I meant the person, not the ink.

[Yazeh]

Yes, actually it does

I meant the person, not the ink.

Sorry. It seems, I'm missing the jokes more and more, these days
https://www.inksandpens.com/post/noo...armies-review/

General Sheridan was a Union general in the Western theatre of the U.S. Civil War and was closely associated with Ulysses S. Grant, the General-in-chief at the time. General Sheridan gave the approval for the Armies of the West to officially change their uniforms from green to blue in the middle of the war.

I'm assuming if he wore all his medals, he might have glow in the moonlight

[LizEF]

Sorry. It seems, I'm missing the jokes more and more, these days
https://www.inksandpens.com/post/noo...armies-review/
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No worries. The ink makes even more sense now. Thanks for the link and quote!

I'm assuming if he wore all his medals, he might have glow in the moonlight