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Toucan Gold Ink


Jamerelbe

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The Toucan ink with the most auspicious sounding name - but sadly not the most auspicious looking ink. Sitting somewhere between orange and yellow (I suspect it's a combination of the two), it's dark enough to be legible - just barely - but wouldn't make for the most comfortable reading. You'll notice I've deliberately used wetter pens to get a darker, more visible line (especially the Noodler's Nib Creaper) - but still it's not the most saturated of inks!!

 

This scan probably does the ink some favours - it's a little lighter in real life - but I think it gives a reasonable impression of the ink. This *might* go OK in a highlighter pen; it's certainly OK to *mix* with the other inks in the range; and may have uses in ink-based artwork... but useless as an everyday writer. Tell me if you have a use for this ink - I'd love to know what it's good for!

 

Here 'tis:

http://i.imgur.com/doepAwL.jpg

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It's very pretty! May be we convince someone to do a group buy.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Thanks! I like it a lot. Not too yellow, not too orange... but well, maybe, simply, a "gold".

Will have to look into getting this one.

 

Mike

Life is too short to drink bad wine (Goethe)

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Thanks! I like it a lot. Not too yellow, not too orange... but well, maybe, simply, a "gold".

Will have to look into getting this one.

 

 

Once upon a time, I would have told you not to bother. But actually, it's a stronger colour than I remember from last time around (especially with a slightly wetter pen). Also, after posting I remembered my Shaeffer 2mm italic nib had an 'orange-y' Sheaffer Skrip cartridge involved (the newer Sheaffer inks that come in the italic pen sets) - definitely a similar hue and saturation. I still prefer the orange - but this ink definitely has its charms!

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Thanks, I'll buy that. Main thing is to have it, then I can compare it better....

Mike

Life is too short to drink bad wine (Goethe)

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It was fun to mix......

 

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/slides/2014-Ink_363.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Seems like a very wet ink, really nice colour though.

 

Ben

''You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes''. A A Milne

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North American Group Buy Coordinated by Sinistral.

Closing date is 5/28/2014

Make your order here.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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