Ink No. 184 - Penbbs

[visvamitra]

Penbbs is chinese fountain pen forum. It seems the guys are not only talking about pens but also mixing inks and the moment they've created approximnately 200 inks. Wow. I remember I've seen Lgsoltek reviews of their inks and I had a chance to try opuntia Stricta ink that was rather nice in terms of color and quite plesant to use. Recently I've received samples of few other Penbbs inks.

Ink no. 184 (can someone who knows chinese follow the link and translate it to english?) is well behaved yellow ink. It looks rather nice in broad Kaweco nib and the shading potential is strong. The ink isn't crazy wet but neither it's dry. It's pretty well behaved. I believe the sample came from Lgsoltek - thank you

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

Software ID

Color range

Tomoe River, Kaweco Classic Sport, B

Leuchtturm1917, Kaweco Classic Sport, B

Clairefontainte Triomphe, Kaweco Classic Sport, broad nib

[lgsoltek]

This ink is gorgeous. It's translated as "gamboge", a kind of yellow dye.

Wikipedia link for it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamboge

[lgsoltek]

LOL, I just found out Penbbs has just released another set of 10 colours. One of them is called "Ugly", no doubt referring to the colour Pantone named as the world's ugliest colour, which is discussed in this thread: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/309278-dang-this-is-my-favorite-ink-color/

 

Ugly is No. 232:

Edited January 1, 2017 by Lgsoltek

[white_lotus]

We need to get a gallon of the "ugly" color ink sent to FPN. We'll bottle it up ourselves. Guaranteed sell-out.

[lgsoltek]

We need to get a gallon of the "ugly" color ink sent to FPN. We'll bottle it up ourselves. Guaranteed sell-out.

 

I'm sure Cyber6 would hoard half a gallon for herself.

[Uncial]

You can buy them on Taobao for slightly over three dollars each. I think someone should organise a group buy

[mehandiratta]

You can buy them on Taobao for slightly over three dollars each. I think someone should organise a group buy

Do you mind sharing a link

[mehandiratta]

@vis...

Thank you again for the review.. It is a nice ink... Kinda similar to MB golden yellow

[Notgatherox]

Ink 184 reads as 藤黄 - yellow vine.

 

Link to ink: https://world.taobao.com/item/533773139813.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a312a.7700824.w4004-1146885406.3.WZlRrE

 

Might have to look for a forwarder to get it for you.

 

 

EDIT: to add link for ink. You're welcome.

 

 

~Epic

Edited January 1, 2017 by Lord Epic

[Uncial]

Do you mind sharing a link

Type penbbs into google and the top link should be the forum. Click on that and at the top of the forum page is a picture of a row of inks. Click on that and it takes you to Taobao. I would love some garnet and ugly ink but I've never used Taobao before and I'm a little nervous of it - perhaps unnecessarily so.

 

There are also a few for sale on ebay, including pearlescent samples, but for a much larger price.

[jmccarty3]

You can read about my misadventures with Taobao in the following thread:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/306944-opuntia-stricta-penbbs-ink-no-96/

 

Although these inks are tempting, I will not buy any more until a liable and secure ordering system is available.

[bobje]

A different buying service, Taobaoring, says it is unable to ship liquids.

[Uncial]

That's why I thought someone in China might make a group buy and ship it on.

[namrehsnoom]

Very nice colour, but a bit too light for my tastes. Could be great for drawing though.

[Cyber6]

 

I'm sure Cyber6 would hoard half a gallon for herself.

 

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[swanjun]

This is a fabulous yellow! I will continue to hope for a reliable option for procurement. Samples would be great, too!

[amberleadavis]

Thank you LG for sharing this with us!

[chromantic]

@vis...

Thank you again for the review.. It is a nice ink... Kinda similar to MB golden yellow

 

Really? I was thinking it looks almost identical to vis' review of El Dorado. This ink is really nice.

 

But what's up with that #235?

[lgsoltek]

 

Really? I was thinking it looks almost identical to vis' review of El Dorado. This ink is really nice.

 

But what's up with that #235?

 

I don't have the inks with me, but I can show you my splash cards:

 

 

As for the #235, I believe it has some silver particles in it.

[mehandiratta]

Different Hues...