Inks on your to-buy list

**Bogon07** · July 4th, 2012, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by goldiesdad

Noodler's Gruene Cactus Eel

Just picked up Noodler's Beaver ... Love the Beav ...

Purchased the Gruene Cactus Eel a while weeks ago after a suggestion by Etoyoc, a very nice colour.

Originally Posted by snedwos

Yes. Yes, you do.

BTW, how accessible are Noodler's inks in Oz?

There is a limited range available in Sydney in two shops within 10 minutes walk from my office.
The Pen Shoppe and City Stationery Office.

In fact I now have a bottle of Heart of Darkness from today's lunch time stroll; the PenShoppe had just rec'd a big carton of Noodler's. They also had a folder with their own sample swabs of the colours. Unfortunately not #41 Brown.

**southpaw52** · July 6th, 2012, 01:09 PM

It seems that Diamine Inks are very popular here, running a close behind is Noodler's. I'm surprised that Rohrer Klingnger inks are not more popular. I like the inks for their dry time.
My buy list would something different since the last two inks were Rohrer Klignger.
Noodlers Eliysuim
Diamine Wild Strawberry
Diamine Bilberry
Diamine Denim
Diamine Anicet Cooper
Noodlers Rome is burning
Noodlers Blue Nose.

**melissa59** · July 6th, 2012, 03:11 PM

I have a bottle of Noodler's (BP) Black. It's a very nice basic black.
Eventually, I'd like to add a bottle of Blue, Purple, Green, Pink, Red/Burgundy and Brown to my stash.
Right now, I'm sampling inks. I've gone through 18 or 19 samples and still have five or six left.

So far, the winners are:

BLUE: Noodlers Midway Blue: A beautiful, rich, bright turquoise with lots of shading abilities. Slightly similar to Noodler's Navajo Turquoise, which has a brighter, almost translucent appearance without being too light. I just prefer to the Midway for that extra turquoise oomph.

PURPLE: De Atramentis Lilac: It is almost (not quite) the exact shade of lavender I was looking for. It doesn't seem to have much in the way of shading abilities, but it's pretty. It's a dark lavender shade, definitely NOT a bluish purple. And yet, it does not have the shocking pink appearance of J. Herbin Rose Cyclamen, which is a purplish pink.

GREEN: Private Reserve Spearmint: A nice, clean, true green with excellent shading abilities. Good for everyday use as well as Christmas, though I think PR Sherwood might be a better Christmas green.

PINK: No Decision Yet: If I had to pick one, it would probably be J. Herbin Rose Tendress Pink. But I'm going to have to try a few more pinks before I settle on a bottle. This may be one color family that I'd be better off buying only in sample size--which is odd for me as I love pink!

BROWN: No Decision Yet: I really like the Noodler's Golden Brown for it's beautiful golden-yellow properties. But it's one of those inks that looks great in a wider nibbed pen but seems to have an ugly greenish cast in a fine-nibbed pen, which is what I use most often. For this reason, I may go with the Noodler's Kiowa Pecan, which is a lovely basic brown with no real red, green cast and yet not enough yellow to have a golden appearance either.

RED/BURGUNDY: No Decision Yet: I think this one is going to be even harder to find a go-to color than in the pinks. J. Herbin Rose Hematite is a nice blood red, which is pretty close to what I'm looking for. I had mixed results with dipping my 1.5 nib in the Diamine Syrah. It was beautiful when the nib was really wet (using Ahab and first try with Safari 1.5) but much lighter and blah looking with my fine Safari nib and my second try with the 1.5 I think this is one that I'll have to use in the pen to see if I like it.

**Maja** · July 7th, 2012, 01:44 AM

I don't really need any new inks, and our pen club's biannual ink swap is happening next month.....but Rohrer & Klingner's Alt-Goldgrun is on my Wish List.

**Bogon07** · July 10th, 2012, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by etoyoc

I find myself craving a bottle of Apache Sunset. I wonder why....

After watching a certain FPG video, I discovered the very same cravings.
I think I've almost justified the need for it in addition to the Habanero, Cayenne and Dragon's Napalm I already have.

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Still no Pelikan Edelstein Tanzanite at the Pen Shoppe !

Picked up Noodler's Tiananmen & Apache Sunset.
Looking at the shop's Noodler's swabs you can see the difference between Habanero, Cayenne and Apache Sunset.

**KrazyIvan** · July 12th, 2012, 06:17 PM

I saw Doc Brown using Apache Sunset and since I live in the desert southwest, it kind of makes sense, or am I thinking wrong?

**Bogon07** · July 15th, 2012, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by KrazyIvan

I saw Doc Brown using Apache Sunset and since I live in the desert southwest, it kind of makes sense, or am I thinking wrong?

I you don't mind a bright orange go for Apache Sunset, it is a brighter cleaner colour than Habanero or Cayenne but still readily legible. It has a fair amount of shading too. Maybe start with a sample in your next Goulet Pens order.

I'm also really liking Tiananmen. It is a darkish red that is purer than Noodler's Red-Black.
Goes extremely well in the Red Safari.

**Pinkys.Brain** · July 16th, 2012, 01:19 AM

Argh, why is Sailor Kiwaguro Nano Black more expensive in Japan than in America??? °_°

**IWantThat** · July 17th, 2012, 08:58 PM

I'm longing for a full bottle of Mont Blanc Royal Blue. I have just a sample now, and I love it.

**dgator** · July 17th, 2012, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by melissa59

RED/BURGUNDY: No Decision Yet: I think this one is going to be even harder to find a go-to color than in the pinks. J. Herbin Rose Hematite is a nice blood red, which is pretty close to what I'm looking for. I had mixed results with dipping my 1.5 nib in the Diamine Syrah. It was beautiful when the nib was really wet (using Ahab and first try with Safari 1.5) but much lighter and blah looking with my fine Safari nib and my second try with the 1.5 I think this is one that I'll have to use in the pen to see if I like it.

May I suggest (Richard) "Binder Burgundy". You can make it by mixing 1 part Sheaffer Skrip red with 1 part Waterman Purple. I find it to be a low maintenance ink and currently have it in my Safari.

**gordyt** · July 18th, 2012, 08:22 PM

I received a sample of Pilot Iroshizuku Murasaki-shikibu (a purple) in one of my Goulet Pen's "Ink Drop" shipments. Have been using it for the last few days in an Ahab flex.

I really like this ink and went online to order a bottle. But after looking at all of the other Iroshizuku colors I couldn't make up my mind and ended up ordering samples of the entire line.

So there is a nice inky adventure coming up for me soon!!!

**snedwos** · July 19th, 2012, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by dgator

May I suggest (Richard) "Binder Burgundy". You can make it by mixing 1 part Sheaffer Skrip red with 1 part Waterman Purple. I find it to be a low maintenance ink and currently have it in my Safari.

Diamine Syrah is rumoured to have been formulated to match this.

**fountainpenkid** · July 20th, 2012, 09:29 AM

Organics Studio Nickel (Indigo) (P.S--how do I order them????????)
Diamine Ochre
Eidelstein Topaz

Will

**writingrav** · July 20th, 2012, 12:16 PM

According to Tyler their inks will be available exclusively through Goulet online starting next week.

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**fountainpenkid** · July 20th, 2012, 04:21 PM

cool! do you have the nickel?

**Bogon07** · July 24th, 2012, 05:03 PM

Picked up a bottle of Noodler's Squeteaque yesterday.
It appears superficially very similar to AirCorp Blue-Black from a quick tissue dab. Perhaps somewhat darker.
Looking to test it in the White Safari I'm hope to rescue from the Post Office this evening.

**snedwos** · August 2nd, 2012, 01:13 PM

Picked up a Lamy Z24 converter and my first two bottles of Diamine ink: Havasu Turquoise and Claret. I love both of these inks! I bought the turquoise because there was no Eau de Nil, but I am not disappointed.