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Yellow Sunset - Robert Oster Signature Ink


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Robert Oster is new player in fountain pen ink market. He operates through ebay shop. The inks are sold in 50 ml PET bottles with a tightly secure twist cap. I don't know who makes the inks for the shop, but the colors look interesting and fresh. At the moment Robert Oster inks are available in colors



  1. Aqua
  2. Australian Sky Blue
  3. Barossa Grape
  4. Black
  5. Blue Black
  6. Blue Denim
  7. Blue Night
  8. Blue Sea
  9. Bondi Blue
  10. Burgundy
  11. Chocolate
  12. Claret
  13. Copper Brown
  14. Deep Sea
  15. Emerald Green
  16. Ever Green
  17. Fire Engine Red
  18. Forest Green
  19. Graphite
  20. Green Green
  21. Green Lime
  22. Green Olive
  23. Jade
  24. Khakhi
  25. Light Green
  26. Marine
  27. Moss
  28. Orange
  29. Peach
  30. Pinky
  31. Red Orange
  32. Royal Red
  33. Ruby Red
  34. School Blue
  35. Spearmint
  36. Torquay
  37. Tranquility
  38. Turquoise
  39. Yellow Sunset

I received sixteen samples (marked in cursive) from well known ink enabler - Cyber6. Thank you Claudia :) You rock!




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On Robert Oster's shop website Yellow Sunset is described as follows: "Yellow Sunset has excellent shading, with a beautifully multi-toned palette. See by our photos the difference in the same sample under different light. You'll fall in love with Yellow Sunset too"



The color looks nice in broad nibs but in finer ones it's flat and feels dry. If you use F / EF or dry M nibs you can pass on this one. If however you like yellows and have a flock of ink-hungdy double-broads / italics / flex nibs then you may finf it quite pleasing.



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Tomoe River, Kaweco Classic Sport - eyedropper, B




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Leuchtturm 1917, Kaweco Classic Sport - eyedropper, B



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Oxford




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Oh Vis.. you need to see this Yellow once is in your pen for sometime. :wub: :wub:

 

I have it on my vintage Sheaffer Flat Top with a 1.9 stub .. and is GORGEOUS... I also noticed that it gets darker with time.

 

 

I will take a picture of it. I had it in my pen since I got it.... a few weeks now.

 

 

 

C.

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Pics... below.. Both picture were taken just a few minutes ago, thus you can assume same lighting. Same pen, on the same paper (my notebook).

 

 

Original color. This is my pen with a fresh fill of Robert Oster Signature Yellow Sun Ink. Pen was inked a few weeks ago (4-5 weeks)

 

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and this ... was written a couple of days ago. I believe I noticed way before the ink was getting darker... but not until I put them side be side I realize how much darker it got. Also.. I must have refilled at least once.

 

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I personally LOOOVE IT!!!!... The shading is still strong and it still flows quite well on my 1.9 Stub.... :lol: :lol:

 

 

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Talking about yellow... What would you say is the closest match to MB Golden Yellow? The colour has grown on me, but I am disappointed with the SITB issues. I mean - a legible and not very dry yellow ink.

This one seems to be quite nice and the darkening is a very quirky property, but I dislike dry inks and you mention that it tends to be dry, so I'm a bit disaffected. Probably inequitably!

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These rare Sailor inks are killing me slowly with their inaccessible beauty.

 

I will say to try Hellianthus... from Rohrer & Klingner.

 

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/288881-rohrer-klingner-helianthusa-handwritten-review/

 

 

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Maybe it would work! I have seen Helianthus once in real life and it was barely legible, but I guess it was because of the nib used - I think it was Japanese M.

 

Thanks a lot!

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Helianthus is really nice. Sadly it behaves badly in most of the pens. It caused serious nib crud in every pen I ever filled with it and after few days it clogs the pens. It's the only R&K ink I wouldn't recommend. Others are simply amazing, especially for the price.

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Helianthus is really nice. Sadly it behaves badly in most of the pens. It caused serious nib crud in every pen I ever filled with it and after few days it clogs the pens. It's the only R&K ink I wouldn't recommend. Others are simply amazing, especially for the price.

 

Really?? :huh:

 

I find myself very forgiving with inks... most my pens are very wet and broad, so it makes it easy for an ink to behave and show its beauty. The only ink I remember getting all cruddy was Ancient Copper (which I still love anyway!!) and one of the Herbin Orange... Orange Indianne (which I gave away.. I couldn't get it to behave in any of my pens) .. I believe Hellianthus performed well in my pens. :)

 

 

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I'm getting worried about the Orange Indien, I really like its colour. I guess I will just buy a 10 ml bottle and check it out :)

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Helianthus is really nice. Sadly it behaves badly in most of the pens. It caused serious nib crud in every pen I ever filled with it and after few days it clogs the pens. It's the only R&K ink I wouldn't recommend. Others are simply amazing, especially for the price.

 

I would have to agree with Vis on this. I love Helianthus. The color is perfect. But, each time I use it, it causes major nib crud. And I can only have it in the pen for a few days, otherwise it will clog even the most forgiving pen. I do use it, but I use if for a day or two, then dump it and clean the pen.

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I'm getting worried about the Orange Indien, I really like its colour. I guess I will just buy a 10 ml bottle and check it out :)

 

I'm on my second bottle of Orange Indien, zero problems; it looks spectacular with thicker nibs (thicker being Lamy M instead of F for me).

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This does look to be a reasonable substitute for MB Golden Yellow, minus the mildew. Speaking of MBGY, I decided to take a chance on the new batch that is coming out next month. You can order it through Fountain Pen Hospital in NY.

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