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Review: Diamine Majestic Purple
I initially got Diamine Majestic Purple as a possible replacement for Bungbox L’Amant. Not that L’Amant is getting discontinued, it’s just really expensive to buy and ship. Turns out Diamine Majestic...
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Review: Noodler’s Golden Brown
Noodler’s Golden Brown is a good shading ink but the colour is just too similar to Pilot Iroshizuku Ina Ho. I think my dislike of Ina Ho is quite obvious now. Noodler’s Golden Brown just happens to be...
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Review: Platinum 3776 Century - Kawaguchi
The Numbers:Weight: 25gLength (capped): 143mmLength (uncapped): 123mmBody Material: ResinNib Material: 14k goldFilling Mechanism: Cartridge / converterColours: Blue only Intro:Platinum released...
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Review: Rohrer and Klingner Blu Mare
I do not have much experience with Rohrer and Klingner. Blu Mare is a turquoise ink by Rohrer and Klingner. It’s bright, cheerful colour that pops right off the page. It shades nicely even in a...
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Review: Caran d’Ache Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon is part of the Caran d’Ache Colours of the Earth series which has since been discontinued. I’ve reviewed Sunset previously which was part of the same series. Grand Canyon is a brown ink...
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My Pen and Ink Collection - 2016
I’ve recently do a count of my entire pen and ink collection. So here are the stats. I have 27 fountain pens. There are 11 different brands among the pens. Out of 27 pens, 12 are Pilot pens of varying...
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Ok, some readers have requested I go into the breakdown of my pen and ink collection so here is the breakdown of my pen collection. Pilot Metropolitan White Tiger - F On loanPilot Metropolitan Pop Red...
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Top 5 Favourite Inks - 2016
Another year has come and gone. I’ve posted at least 52 fountain pen inks reviews if not more. It’s time for me to share my top 5 inks of 2016. The criteria to make it onto my top 5 inks list are...
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Photos: Winner Pens Collection
I've recently had a trip to Hong Kong. I didn't went out of my way to go pen shopping but I did drop by Winner Pens Collection. I didn't buy anything but I took some photos. Enjoy them! You can find...
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Top 5 Favourite Pens - 2016
Another year of blogging and another year of pen buying. Like the top 5 inks of 2016 list, the criteria to make it onto the list are simple. Firstly, I must have made the purchase of the pen during...
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Review: Kaweco Supra
The Numbers:Weight: 39g (without extender) / 51g (with extender)Length (capped): 103mm (without extender) / 134mm (with extender)Length (uncapped): 93mm (without extender) / 124mm (with...
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Review: Noodler’s Pacific Dawn at the Golden Gate Bridge
Noodler’s Pacific Dawn at the Golden Gate Bridge is a Noodler’s ink that’s exclusive to Straits Pen. It’s a fast drying ink with water proof properties. On Tomoe River paper with a Japanese fine nib,...
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Review: Pilot Black
Pilot Black is one of the 3 standard inks that Pilot offers. Pilot Black isn’t a very dark black. It has a curious greenish undertone to it. It shades sightly even in my Japanese fine nib. There is...
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Review: Bungbox Hamanako Fresh Mandarin Orange
Bungbox Hamanako Fresh Mandarin Orange is another Bungbox exclusive ink made by Sailor. I had hoped it might be a Sailor Apricot look alike. It is similar but not quite the same. Hamanako Mandarin...
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Review: Pilot Custom Heritage 92
The Numbers:Weight: 21gLength (capped): 135mmLength (uncapped): 121mmPrice: USD$220 from Pen ChaletBody Material: AcrylicNib Material: 14K goldFilling Mechanism: PistonColours: Clear, (Orange, Smoke...
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Review: Pelikan Edelstein Turmaline
Pelikan Edelstein Turmaline is Pelikan’s 2012 ink of the year. It seems like I’ve missed out on a good pink ink. I really love the bright pink colour of Turmaline. It’s vibrant, it’s loud, it’s in...
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Review: Diamine Majestic Purple
I initially got Diamine Majestic Purple as a possible replacement for Bungbox L’Amant. Not that L’Amant is getting discontinued, it’s just really expensive to buy and ship. Turns out Diamine Majestic...
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Review: Noodler’s Golden Brown
Noodler’s Golden Brown is a good shading ink but the colour is just too similar to Pilot Iroshizuku Ina Ho. I think my dislike of Ina Ho is quite obvious now. Noodler’s Golden Brown just happens to be...
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Review: Platinum 3776 Century - Kawaguchi
The Numbers:Weight: 25gLength (capped): 143mmLength (uncapped): 123mmBody Material: ResinNib Material: 14k goldFilling Mechanism: Cartridge / converterColours: Blue only Intro:Platinum released...
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Review: Rohrer and Klingner Blu Mare
I do not have much experience with Rohrer and Klingner. Blu Mare is a turquoise ink by Rohrer and Klingner. It’s bright, cheerful colour that pops right off the page. It shades nicely even in a...
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