Ink Institute Tamshui-Xinyi Line

[yazeh]

This series is a celebration of the Taipei metro. The colour represents red of the colour of the Tamshui-Xinyi Line.

 

This is how the bottle looks like, curtesy of Shigure inks. 

 

 

I really like the colour. It’s spot on what I like in a red. It looks spectacular with the wide fude nib: 

HP 32 paper- Fude/ Fine nibs

 TR 68gr paper - M/F/Fude nibs

Unfortunately for some reason it takes its sweet time to dry, on Rhodia and it's even worse on good Japanese paper.Dry time is alright with fine nibs.

Rhodia

Midori

 

It has absolutely no water resistance. Not the best ink to write your shopping list/love letters on a rainy day…. You’ll have a Casablanca moment. 

 

The ink is slightly on the dry side and needed to be cajoled with a #6 fude nib. But with the other nibs I tested, it had no problems. Though don't expect Doyou style lubrication. I would say it has restrained lubrication

 

Cheap paper:

 

Comparison: 

 

 

•  Pen used: Jinhao 450 fude / Lamy Safari 

•  Ghosting: some on thin paper

•  Bleed through: With a wide nib on cheap paper, yes, otherwise none. 

•  Flow Rate: Alright

•  Lubrication: Alright

•  Nib Dry-out: No.

•  Start-up: Only with a #6 fude nib.

•  Saturation:  yes

•  Shading Yes.

•  Sheen: No 

•  Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Nope. Maybe on cheap paper with a wide nib

•  Nib Creep: Nope. 

•  Staining (pen):  To be seen..

•  Clogging: None.

•  Water resistance: None

•  Availability: Only in 30 ml bottles

[InesF]

Thank you @yazeh for this review.

 

Far from Taipei, the connection to a subway line has less importance, despite the interesting idea. I think, all Taipei inhabitants using their subway should have this (and the other subway colours as well)! 😉

 

It is a nice red where it had been applied wet.

[yazeh]

11 minutes ago, InesF said:

Thank you @yazeh for this review.

🙏

11 minutes ago, InesF said:

 

Far from Taipei, the connection to a subway line has less importance, despite the interesting idea. I think, all Taipei inhabitants using their subway should have this (and the other subway colours as well)! 😉

 

It is a nice red where it had been applied wet.

Yes. It is actually quite nice with a fine nib. But the beauty as you said is would a wide/wet nib...

 

[LizEF]

Thanks for the great review, @yazeh!  I think I may have heard of this brand, but not often enough to really remember, so thanks for that, too!  It does look like a nice red.  Lots of shading from that big nib.

 

4 hours ago, yazeh said:

You’ll have a Casablanca moment.

 

4 hours ago, yazeh said:

I would say it has restrained lubrication

[yazeh]

2 minutes ago, LizEF said:

Thanks for the great review, @yazeh!  I think I may have heard of this brand, but not often enough to really remember, so thanks for that, too!  It does look like a nice red.  Lots of shading from that big nib.

Yep lots of shading.... Glad you got the humour

[amberleadavis]

10 hours ago, yazeh said:

Yep lots of shading.... Glad you got the humour

 

Great fun! Thank you for the review.

[lapis]

Spot on as always, yazeh! I love your reviews. And thanks for the illustrious examples using a wide nib. That really brings out the raspberry in the ink!

[yazeh]

8 hours ago, amberleadavis said:

 

Great fun! Thank you for the review.

🙏

2 hours ago, lapis said:

Spot on as always, yazeh! I love your reviews. And thanks for the illustrious examples using a wide nib. That really brings out the raspberry in the ink!

Glad you enjoyed it