Montblanc Web Grey (Heritage Spider Metamorphosis)

[visvamitra]

Montblanc regularly intoduces new and pricey LE/SE inks.

 

I'd like to try more of them but because of high cost of a bottle, it's not possible.

 

As I like grey inks, I decided to try this one.

 

Bottle

50 ml glass bottle that comes in a stylish packaging. It looks nice on the shelf. It's solid and ergonomic.

Ink splash

As you'll see in a second, it's not most saturated grey ink on the market. It leans toward puple just a little bit, but has a distinct silver tone to it. I have to say I enjoy the hue, although in drier nibs the line will lack strength. The flow and behavious are decent.

 

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

Color ID

Color range

Tomoe River, TWSBI 580, stub 1.1

Tomoe River, Jinhao 992, fine nib

Rhodia, TWSBI 580, stub 1.1

Copy paper, Jinhao 992, fine nib

Tsubame, TWSBI 580, stub 1.1

Fabriano, Jinhao 992. fine nib

Water resistance

[Tas]

Thank you

[Cyber6]

THANKS SOOO MUCH VIS!!!... I like the hue, but I would LOVE it if it was much more saturated. I mean, it looks diluted. I can do that on my own...

 

 

 

C.

[Jan2016]

Thanks for the review.

It i kind of a Diamine Earl Grey Lite

[lgsoltek]

It's really light... like marginally darker than J. Herbin Gris Nuage...

[namrehsnoom]

Thanks for the review, Vis. I’ve been considering this one, wondering what it would look like. Know I know. And I like it - nice shading and a pencil-like feel to it - should work well in my wetter Pelikan with M-nib.

[crahptacular]

It looks super cool in the big smear on Tomoe River. I also like the edging on TR and to a lesser extent Rhodia, though it doesn't really show up on the other papers. Seems a bit weak for writing, but I think it's really pretty.

[lapis]

Neat! Now that's what I've been looking for and/or waiting for. The bottle (https://i2.wp.com/wondernaut.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/spider_bottle_2.jpg), splash and kitchen towel each lend the purple touch but the Tomoe River still brings out the fleshiness. As of tomorrow, it's mine!!!

 

Many thanks, too.

[white_lotus]

Not one for me. Thanks.

[amberleadavis]

I love the bottle, but seriously, where is the ink?

 

Though the color reminds me of the wolf spider I tried to pickup thinking it was a plastic trinket. Not only was I wrong, it had 1000s of baby spiders. Though I thought it was millions.

 

[Ghost Plane]

Going to load it in my 90th Anniversary.

[kestrel]

I love the bottle, but seriously, where is the ink?

 

Though the color reminds me of the wolf spider I tried to pickup thinking it was a plastic trinket. Not only was I wrong, it had 1000s of baby spiders. Though I thought it was millions.

 

And every one of the wee beasties a roach/silverfish killing machine. I'm not real fond of the ink but we can't have enough wolf spiders around. Or enough Visvamitra ink reviews.

[Ghost Plane]

Good mommy! She can bring her brood to my place anytime. Bugs are fierce this year.

[rudyhou]

thank you for the review. been curious about this particular grey ink. not sure its very light shade of grey suitable for a daily writing, but such a great looking bottle.

[Tom Kellie]

~ visvamitra:

 

Thank you for the very helpful review.

For unknown reasons, this particular ink isn't offered in the Montblanc China Web store, which serves the area where I work and live.

A student will bring it from the United States two months later.

Tom K.

[lapis]

So far, so good... not too pale, light or unsaturated. But a bit dry.... Nice colour, as mentioned, with a tick of purple. Plus, as I see it, a half a tick of green.... An "original" grey.

[AlohaLani787]

I recently bought this color in a box of cartridges and it's next in line to try.

[Ghost Plane]

So far, so good... not too pale, light or unsaturated. But a bit dry.... Nice colour, as mentioned, with a tick of purple. Plus, as I see it, a half a tick of green.... An "original" grey.

Oh dear. Hoping my big nibs overcome the dryness. Because the color is fascinating

[Pravda]

Thank you for yet another amazing review. I am curious how it stands in comparison to Oyster Grey. Any ideas?

[zaddick]

Thank you for yet another amazing review. I am curious how it stands in comparison to Oyster Grey. Any ideas?

Pravda- see this thread for a side by side compare part way down after I asked the same question.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/337444-new-montblanc-inks-web-grey-and-homer-greek-blue/