Sailor Kingdom Note "crustacean Series" Uca Arcuata

[white_lotus]

You should probably view this review with extreme caution. First it's for a Sailor ink. Second it's a Japanese exclusive ink for the Kingdom Note shop. So this means it's not readily available here in the US or anywhere else outside Japan. You should probably just use the "back" button on your browser now and save yourself all the aggravation of wanting an ink you probably can't get.

 

I presume if you've gotten this far you are one of the hardcore Sailor ink lovers. And while a color may deter you, pretty much anything else won't. The salivating emoji will take control and have its way with you.

 

How you view this ink will depend on the pen used. In a fine pen the ink was very interesting. Loading up a wetter pen actually wasn't an improvement. This is contrary to what you might expect.

 

The ink has a most unusual dye combination. It appears the yellow one is less water-resistant while the brown is more so.

 

A very unique ink I think.

 

Pen: Edison Beaumont (F-steel), Edison Mina (M-Steel)

Papers: MvL=Mohawk via Linen, TR=Tomoe River, Hij=Hammermill 28 lb inkjet, Rhodia=Rhodia 90g ivory.

Camera: iPhone 7

[Ghost Plane]

Interesting spread on the towel. Color doesn't appeal tho'

[Chrissy]

Thank you for the review. I'm on the fence with this colour. I'm not sure whether I like it or not.

[linearM]

I think it could be an interesting sketching ink on cream paper. It reminds me a little bit of Noodler's Rome Burning ink. I would use it for a drawing and use a water wash over it and the line drawing would be purple and the wash would be yellow. I often do a line drawing and then use a water brush over it and dissolve some of the line drawing creating a colored wash. Wish I could get a bottle and give it a try.

 

Thanks for the review.

[inkstainedruth]

This looks a bit like Diamine Raw Sienna or J Herbin Lie de Thé. Both of which are more readily available, and neither of which really wowed me. So I'll pass on this.

But thanks for the review.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[white_lotus]

Lie de Thé is a distinct warm brown while the Uca arcuata is much cooler, being more like a green or brown depending on the light. I've never tried the Diamine Raw Sienna, so I don't know how that compares.

 

I just noticed on Tomoe River there's subtle silver sheen.

[visvamitra]

Very cool color. I like it a lot.

[gylyf]

This one is tempting. Thanks for the review!

[amberleadavis]

It has a blue sheen when you try it in a too wet pen. I'll try and capture a picture. It's not really my color, but it's pretty cool.

[white_lotus]

Neat-o. Can't wait to see.

[Barkingpig]

Resistance is FUTILE for an ink you review!

 

I HAD read about this ink several times, had it marked on my Ebay "watch list," MORE than a few times & finally made peace with it............THEN after about two reviews of THIS review I now have a bottle on it's way! I thank you because you REALLY did present tis ink in a way that "sold me." I may have been able to resist a new Bung Box Brown for the past few months, BUT this one is such a warm unusual color that I could not; I am happily watching the post!

 

(I am even writing as fast as I can to empty my Twsbi Micarta which is what I want to first fill with this ink..........it has a BIG stubbed nib & I want this ink to "come out & play.)

[white_lotus]

Well I'm honored and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I look forward to your adding some writing samples when you get your ink. It will be interesting to see how it looks in that big stubbed nib, sounds pretty sexy to me. Maybe we'll even see that blue sheen Amber is talking about.

[saskia_madding]

this ink isn't in my typically favourite colour range, but I really love this ink!

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BM_2U9-D-Ku/ - check out the silver sheen.

[amberleadavis]

I found it to be blue, but silver is okay too. It's different and interesting. Thank you for the picture.

[sakshi__reddy]

Interesting colour... It looks like a slightly cooler version of KWZI Honey to me, are they similar in person?

[white_lotus]

Hmm, I thought I'd reviewed KWZ Honey, I know I've opened my bottle, but if I worked up a review, I never posted.

 

My dance card is quite busy until June, so I won't be able to look into comparisons until then. Perhaps someone else has both and time.