Fantastic Paper Bicolor Notebook

December 11, 2016

One of FPNers - namrehsnoom - uses Fantastic Paper notebook in his excellent ink reviews. I was interested in trying this paper and by chance I spotted it in local TK Maxx for 20% of MSRP. It was a good deal so I've grabbed it and started using it.

The notebook I bought is a part of Color Collection of bicolored notebooks with larger volume and Swiss binding, flexible soft-touch cover and premium paper. The company claims that Fantasticpaper is more than a notebook - it's a design object for everyday use. Well, I can agree that the notebook is nice and feels good in the hand.

Designwise I enjoy the way notebook looks like. Also it's really comfortable to use. The materials used to make the notebook give a feel of good quality. The paper is thick but is it really as fantastic for fountain pen users as the name would suggest?

Well - it's not bad but because it's absorbent paper some inks will feather on it in a crazy way (check my review of Noodler's Plymouth Wilderness), and some inks, especially drier ones don't allow you to get great feeling from writing on it.

I would say it may be great paper for sketching and using pencil but for fountain pen use japanese papers are much better.

December 11, 2016

visvamitra, thanks for the review. Do you remember what the blue ink tin Lamy Safari, broad nib photo was?

December 11, 2016

Noodler's Manhattan Blue

December 11, 2016

Noodler's Manhattan Blue

Thanks! Hope Santa is still taking requests...

December 12, 2016

Thanks! Hope Santa is still taking requests...

That ink (possibly now being called Blue Manhattan), is exclusive to Fountain Pen Hospital in NYC. I got a couple of boxes of it when it was still being sold as an exclusive ink to the late, lamented Art Brown International.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

December 12, 2016

That ink (possibly now being called Blue Manhattan), is exclusive to Fountain Pen Hospital in NYC. I got a couple of boxes of it when it was still being sold as an exclusive ink to the late, lamented Art Brown International.
Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Thanks - yes, I remember that it was exclusive, but thanks for the heads up on the reversal in its name - found it listed there. Noted on my wish list.