Fountain Pen Revolution - Firecracker Red

[Jamerelbe]

A few months ago Fountain Pen Revolution released a new line of inks under their brand - starting with three colours, though it's now expanded to six. These inks, according to their webpage, are made in the US, in partnership with "another small family business". I ordered all three (plus their existing Blue-Black) in late May - then began the lengthy process of waiting for the ink to arrive (via Qatar and Greece!). There was a small amount of leakage along the way (hardly surprising given their circuitous, COVID-affected route) - but apart from a slight discolouration of the labels and packaging, the inks arrived intact.

 

FPR's inks are very pleasant to write with - bright and colourful, smooth-flowing, and more water resistant than I'd expected. The inks are very reasonably priced - $8.50 for a 30ml bottle - and for those who are interested, the bottles have a wide enough mouth to accommodate the largest of pens.

 

Firecracker Red was the first ink I tried: it's a cheerful red that skews a little towards orange (which kinda goes with the name, I think!). The review I think captures my feelings about the ink - suffice to say, I very much enjoy using it!

 

A photo of the review page:

 

 

 

All four inks on Rhodia paper:

 

 

 

All four inks on Tomoe River paper:

 

 

 

[inkstainedruth]

Not a red for me. But thanks for the review.

Oh, and if you want a red that is RED, take a look at Diamine Classic Red -- it's smack in the middle of the spectrum fire engine red, red the color of my first car (a 1984 Dodge Omni in "Graphic Red" red.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Jamerelbe]

Not a red for me. But thanks for the review.

Oh, and if you want a red that is RED, take a look at Diamine Classic Red -- it's smack in the middle of the spectrum fire engine red, red the color of my first car (a 1984 Dodge Omni in "Graphic Red" red.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

Thanks Ruth, I quite enjoy these orange-red inks, but I like bright "straight reds" and dark reds too. Diamine Strawberry and Montblanc Poppy Red fit the bill for me (and are in my collection) if I want a purer red than this ink - and Diamine Red Dragon works for me if I want something darker and bolder.