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Rohrer & Klingner Königsblau (Royal blue) Many thanks @Lithium466 for the sample. I’m not into royal blues, but if there would have one, this might have been a contender, had it any water resistance. The writing experience is senstational. Ink is wet, with excellent lubrication. It made the Pilot Kakuno Ef, sing, a rare feat for the scratchiest of all nibs. I enjoyed a lot for drawing. If you're in for a good washable blue and enjoyable writing experience this is for you. However, if you're looking for a bit more oomph, there are still many options, including one coming this weekend hopefully Chroma: Writing Samples: I try to find appropriate quotes, but more often than not, I don’t know if they are attributed or real. See how a drop of water obliterated the ink Photo: Comparison: The three first swatches look almost identical, but boy they cannot be more different Water test: Left side 10 seconds under running water. Art Work: I continued with the "royal" theme King Ginger and Queen snap For those interested @Lithium466 & @InesF I mixed Königsblau with Star Ruby on the paper, to create the purple gown. . (Talens notebook) Other inks used: Pelikan Edelstein Star Ruby Sailor Kiwa-guro Noodler's Lexington Gray/ Apache Sunset/Polar Brown and a gold metallic pen. · Pens used: Pilot Kakuno EF, Lamy (EF/F/M/B), Osmiroid Copperplate · What I liked: Tactile sensation, drawing with. · What I did not like: As a writing colour and its fatal attraction to water. · What some might not like: It’s wet, no water resistance. · Shading: It won’t win any awards. · Ghosting: Acceptable on cheap paper. Depends on the wetness of pen. · Bleed through: A bit with Ef. · Flow Rate: Very wet · Lubrication: Nice · Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. · Start-up: Excellent. · Saturation: Rich · Shading Potential: Eh! · Sheen: A hint on Japanese paper. · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice. · Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice. · Staining (pen): No. · Clogging: Did not notice. · Cleaning: Very easy · Water resistance: Non-existent! · Availability: 50 ml bottles. Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier

I have recently ventured into the world of vintage pens and have purchased two English Parker 51s for use as EDC/workhorse pens. I also picked up a few bottles of vintage Quink Permanent Blue with Solv-X that were made in England as I figured the ink should most definitely be safe to use in a Parker 51. I'm a blue ink girl at heart for my everyday inks, and tend to avoid black inks. Blue-blacks are hit or miss for me. I used to use Quink Washable blue back in my college days and discovered from unpleasant personal experience that it fades very badly. Sadly, I documented a significant portion of my flight time in my logbooks during my undergraduate flight training hours in Quink Washable Blue and those entries are now barely legible. Fortunately, enough of my logbook is in other inks, mostly ballpoint, that it's still usable as documentation of my flight time. I no longer fly professionally, so I am not concerned about the longevity of the entries as much anymore, but I would like to prevent similar ink fade in my current logbooks for flight and scuba diving, as well as in journals, record keeping, and correspondence. Just how permanent is the Quink Permanent Blue with Solv-X? Will I need to worry about significant fading, or is it pretty hardy? I have also purchased some Rohrer & Klingner Scabiosa and Salix inks, but wasn't sure they would be good choices in the P51 pens due to them being harder to completely dismantle and clean should the collector clog with the IG inks. I intended to use them in other more easily cleaned pens. Are my instincts correct to avoid IG ink in a P51? I've attached photos of the box and bottle here so you can see the ink. There's no date on the box or bottles, so I am uncertain just how old the ink is, but my guess is not terribly old. The bottles are 2 fl. oz., or 57 cc.

Hello FPN I was going through my inventory of ink that I bought and never used and decided to give them away instead of pouring them down the sink. I would like to find a new home for the below inks since I will probably never use them since I have way to many. Just to let you know, you must pick up the ink/s since I will not ship them. Also, you must bring your own containers to hold the ink since I transferred all my inks to empty Iroshizuku ink bottles. Here is what I have so far: (1) Diamine Majestic Blue (2) Diamine Washable Blue (2) Diamine Florida Blue (2) Private Reserve DC Supershow Blue PM if you are interested. Andy