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Diamine Master of Puppets (German Exclusive) This is an another German exclusive, which I bought from fountainfeder. It’s a burgundy ink with heavy murky green/gold sheen, most visible on Midori/ Tomoe River 68 gsm paper. Surprisingly, only a few gold specks were visible on Iroful and Rhodia, well maybe if you pour it on the paper, you'll be surprised So, if you want sheen go with a wet pen and preferably, Japanese paper. Ink has no water resistance, so ink it is suitable for ephemeral thoughts. The name is after Metallica’s song. It’s my understanding that theme is about how the master, (drugs, or one can expand to any addiction, i.e. inks ) controling the puppet (human). While I couldn’t appreciate the music, I actually found the purple/burgundy ink with the green murky sheen intriguing. You can read more about these inks, and Diamine Guitar series on the Nick Stewart website. https://nickstewart.ink/2022/07/08/hells-bells-its-master-of-puppets-stephan-lucht/ Chroma: Holy chroma Note the green sheen on the feed of Lamy Safari Writing Samples: Photo: (artificial LED light) Rhodia: Iroful - While I captured the sheen, it's nothing compared to TR and Midori below. Tomoe River 68 gsm Midori Comparison: Water test: Left side (10 seconds under running water. After 24 hours) Art Work: For some reason I could not create a lot /or write with this ink. I don't know if it's the name, or lack of water resistance, I could not appreciate this ink, which is a pity. It's a solid Diamine ink. Tick Tock Inktober yearlong challenge 2025 with my usual cat and mouse theme. Diamine Master of Puppets Kala Nostalgia Gemstone Onyx (brown grey) And De Atramentis Document Cyan/ Turquoise Sleeping volcano... Diamine Master of Puppets Paper is Talens pocket book. · Pens used: Pilot Kakuno Ef, Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ Stub 1.1), Osmiroid Copperplate · What I liked: Colour. Gold/ Green sheens. · What I did not like: Not water resistant, name. · What some might not like: Maybe if they don’t like Mettalica · Shading: It won’t win any awards. · Ghosting: Yes, on cheap paper. · Bleed through: Yes, on cheap paper. · Flow Rate: Wet · Lubrication: Excellent · Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. · Start-up: Good. · Saturation: Saturated · Shading Potential: Nope. · Sheen: On most Japanese Paper, the wetter the pen the better the sheen. · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice. · Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice. · Staining (pen): No. · Clogging: Did not notice. · Cleaning: Easy. · Water resistance: Non-existent. · Availability: 30ml/ 80 ml bottles from fountainfeder, Papier & Stift [Germany] and Sakura fountainpen Gallery [Belgium]. Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier

Diamine’s Hell Bells (German Exclusive) This is an another German exclusive, named after the 1980s, AC/DC song. I bought my sample from fountainfeder. The only thing I liked about this ink was re-discovering the music of AC/DC. You can read more about these inks, and Diamine Guitar series on the Nick Stewart website, and why it has a "metal sheen". https://nickstewart.ink/2022/07/08/hells-bells-its-master-of-puppets-stephan-lucht/ Ink is a dark teal with a red sheen. It’s a finger stainer; my fingers were not happy with all the scrubbing. However, it’s easy to clean out from pens and Surprisingly, short dry times and very well-behaved on copy paper. For some reason the BB nib and the ink didn’t like each other. Sheen is visible mostly on Japanese Paper and not at all on copy paper. The scan shows you the colour and not the sheen. Also, whatever sheen I could see disappeared from Rhodia. If you're into the sheen, use a wet pen, Japanese paper combo. Sheen is most visible under artificial life. The ink has not water resistance, and it will make a mess out of your notebook. I could see an impish person sliding a bottle of this ink in an holier than thou person's Christmas stocking, either in its original or a fake bottle Let's start with the chroma: Writing Samples: Sheen is not captured by the scanner: Photo: Rhodia direct artificial (led) lighting. Photo was taken two weeks after review was done. While the camera captures sheen, my eyes cannot see it. Midori natural light (grey day) Tomoe River 68 gsm (Led artificial light) Iroful artificial (led) light. Gorgeous sheen. Comparison: Water test: Left side 10 seconds under running water. The sink looked pretty blue/teal Art Work: I did some different art inspired by heavy metal imagery. The paper is Talens Notebook. The first 3 are pocket size, while the last one is more of A5 size. Lady sings the blues: Heavy Metal blues If Brian Johnson (Lead singer of AC/DC, since 1980) was a Cat? Grey ink is Kala Nostalgia Gemstone Sillimanite and finally Hells Bells Sheen is obvious when applied generously... Noodler's Lexingtion Graty and Apache Sunset, and J Herbin Terre de Feu · Pens used: Pilot Kakuno Ef / Kaweco (EF/F/M/B/ BB), Osimiorid fountain pen Copperplate nib · What I liked: Re-discovering the song Hell’s Bell and thinking about the myth of faust. · What I did not like: Staining my fingers like hell colour · What some might not like: Name, staining? · Shading: Depending paper, angle and sheen. · Ghosting: No on cheap paper. · Bleed through: No, on cheap paper. · Flow Rate: Wettish · Lubrication: Good with Japanese Ef nib, ok with the Kaweco · Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. · Start-up: Great · Saturation: Very · Shading Potential: It’s a sheener · Sheen: Yes on all paper but copy. On Rhodia the sheen faded after a few weeks, maybe because the paper was out. · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice. · Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice. · Staining (pen): No. · Clogging: Did not notice. · Cleaning: A bit of flushing, but surprisingly easy. · Water resistance: Non-existent. · Availability: 30ml / 80 ml bottles, Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier

Hi everyone. Can anyone recommend " physical stores " in/around Dusseldorf/Germany where we can find and buy Diamine German Exclusive inks these days in a very short visit/stop there? Many thanks in advance.