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This is the final part of my Sailor Ink Studio swatch tests. The swatch cards shown feature the blacks, olives and what can only be described as something magical and truly beautiful. Sailor 027 - A true black with just a hint of grey feathering at the edges when blended with water. A hint of activity in the less concentrated area when bleach is added. A great solid black when used for writing. Sailor 024 - A black with blue greys feathering at the edges when blended with water. A deep sheen in evidence. No reaction when bleach is added. Sailor 023 - A black with purple greys feathering at the edges when blended with water. A very limited reaction when bleach is added. Sailor 970 - A fabulous uneven olive green with plenty of bright yellow feathering out when water blended. A dull gold reaction to bleach. Sailor 670 - An uneven yellow ochre with plenty of bright yellow feathering out when water blended. A dull gold reaction to bleach. Sailor 370 - A khaki green with light yellow feathering out when water blended. A dull white gold reaction to bleach. Sailor 373 - A brown with hints of purple that blends with water and bleeds out greys, purples, pinks and greens. A neon gold effect when subjected to bleach. Sailor 123 - A blue purple that blends with water and bleeds out greys, purples, yellow and greens. A neon white effect when subjected to bleach. Sailor 162 - A blue green that blends with water and bleeds out greys, purples, and greens. A neon white effect when subjected to bleach. So what about that then? 100 Sailor Studio inks swatch tested and what an amazing range of chromatic behaviours to drool over. Simply stunning. I'm not not sure what else to say right now. Give me a couple of months to mull this experience over and I'll post my top 12 favourites. WOW! Please Note: From now onwards, all of my fountain pen ink swatch test reviews will be posted within Inky Thoughts. Following an insightful discussion with the moderators, it was agreed that as my investigations are experimental and tend to highlight the chromatic behaviours of fountain pen inks for potential artistic endeavours, this really is the most appropriate section for them within the FPN forum to post and discuss. Thanks.

This is the tenth part of my Sailor Ink Studio swatch tests. The swatch cards shown are part of a lovely range of what I'm going to call Green. Sailor 160 - A light translucent green with a slight blue hue. Washes well with water with limited chromatography in evidence. Turning a neon white/blue when subjected to bleach. Sailor 767 - A rich mid grass green with yellows in evidence in the watery edge areas. A limited white/blue effect when subjected to bleach. Sailor 967 - A grubby mid grass green with yellows in evidence in the watery edge areas. A dull white/yellow effect when subjected to bleach. Sailor 960 - A deep green with a slight blue hue. Washes well with water with limited chromatography in evidence. Turning a dull white/blue when subjected to bleach. Sailor 760 - A mid green with a slight blue hue. Washes well with water with limited chromatography in evidence. Turning a neon white/blue when subjected to bleach. Sailor 460 - A translucent mid green with a slight blue hue. Washes well with water with limited chromatography in evidence. Turning a neon white/blue when subjected to bleach. Sailor 867 - A proper yellow green that blends easily with water and feathers out yellow at the edges. A sheen in evidence. A dull gold effect when subjected to bleach. Sailor 260 - A light yellow green that blends easily with water and feathers out yellow at the edges. A sheen in evidence. A white/blue effect when subjected to bleach. Sailor 167 - A translucent yellow green that blends easily with water and feathers out yellow at the edges. A neon white/blue effect when subjected to bleach. Please Note: From now onwards, all of my fountain pen ink swatch test reviews will be posted within Inky Thoughts. Following an insightful discussion with the moderators, it was agreed that as my investigations are experimental and tend to highlight the chromatic behaviours of fountain pen inks for potential artistic endeavours, this really is the most appropriate section for them within the FPN forum to post and discuss. Thanks.

This is the ninth part of my Sailor Ink Studio swatch tests. The swatch cards shown are part of a lovely range of what I'm going to call the Grey Greens. The first is arguably more purple in origin but hey! And just check out that chromo in 762 and 462! Sailor 723 - What appears to be a deep muddy purple with green feathering at the outer edges when blended with water. A black sheen in evidence. A neon blue purple green effect when subjected to bleach. Sailor 762 - A deep grey with light greys, greens and purples feathering at the outer edges when blended with water. A neon blue green and gold effect when subjected to bleach. Sailor 462 - A mid grey with light greys, greens and purples bleeding at the outer edges when blended with water. A neon white blue when subjected to bleach. Sailor 964 - A heavy blue green that blends easily with water bleeding out feint blues at the edges. A dark feint sheen in evidence with a hint of white gold when subjected to bleach. Sailor 664 - A mid blue green that blends easily with water bleeding out feint blues at the edges. A very dark sheen in evidence with a white gold effect when subjected to bleach. Sailor 864 - A mid blue yellow green that blends easily with water feathering out feint blues at the edges. A very dark sheen in evidence with a white blue effect when subjected to bleach. Sailor 764 - A deep mid blue green that blends easily with water feathering out feint blues at the edges. A very dark sheen in evidence with a feint blue white effect when subjected to bleach. Sailor 464 - A mid to light blue green that blends easily with water feathering out feint blues at the edges. A very dark sheen in evidence with a feint blue white effect when subjected to bleach. Sailor 564 - A mid blue green that blends easily with water feathering out feint blues at the edges. A very dark sheen in evidence with a white effect when subjected to bleach. Please Note: From now onwards, all of my fountain pen ink swatch test reviews will be posted within Inky Thoughts. Following an insightful discussion with the moderators, it was agreed that as my investigations are experimental and tend to highlight the chromatic behaviours of fountain pen inks for potential artistic endeavours, this really is the most appropriate section for them within the FPN forum to post and discuss. Thanks.

The title is inspired by the new Blade Runner 2049 trailer and the question by The Grand Tour's passing exhibit of Enzo Ferrari's purple ink: Which current (modern?) inks intentionally replicate or simulate lost or discontinued inks? This is an attempt to have a comprehensive list (like the Sailor ink thread) as the ones I'm aware of are mostly Noodler's inks and were brought up in an old thread here. Noodler's Dark Matter - unknown ink from Los Alamos Sailor Bungbox Sapphire - Parker Penman Sapphire (there's a whole lot of literature of course on which inks replicate PPS, but this is the one that I remember was intentional and not circumstantial) Noodler's V-Mail series Noodler's Borealis Black - Aurora Black (which is still manufactured) Noodler's Boston Brahmin Black - replica Noodler's Ellis Island Blue-Black - early 1900s government-issue blue-black Noodler's Blue-Black - 1930s blue-black Noodler's Manhattan Blue - "the color of the deepest blue vintage 1931 NYC ink" Noodler's Antietam - "The Oldest Vintage Replica Ink" Noodler's Kung Te-Cheng Noodler's Manjiro Nakahama Whaleman's Sepia - whale sepia Noodler's Galileo Manuscript Brown Noodler's Legal Lapis Noodler's Baystate Blue Diamine Poppy Red - Montblanc Corn Poppy Red (which is still manufactured) I might as well ask since we're on the topic of whether Rick Deckard is a replicant: being aware of government restrictions (and multi-government restrictions) as well as economical availability of ingredients being a large deterrent on companies using the same formula or recipe, does anyone have a guess as to which inks have retained their colour/shade the longest? For example, Quink Blue-Black is a far cry from the old Quink Permanent Blue-Black with Solv-X (sorry, I like typing the long name out), which inks aren't like that? edit: English