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On 3/19/2023 at 5:35 AM, fireant said:

 

Like your choices!

 

Thanks, lady!  Good to see you again!

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On 3/19/2023 at 12:09 AM, amberleadavis said:

 

Your offerings are awesome.

 

Awe, shucks.  Thanks!

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On 3/25/2023 at 1:52 PM, HalloweenHJB said:

 

Thanks, lady!  Good to see you again!

 

 

You too! I still remember your glorious penmanship.

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I did some swatches comparing some of the inks mentioned here against both the Birmingham Pen Frick Stained Glass and Kestrels Faux Stained Glass.  I used a Steel nib dip pen and Tomoe River paper.
 

The line of color is the real stuff in a line on the right so you can compare it to the real thing.

 

Hope this works-never loaded pics directly before. This was done on white Tomoe Ri we 52gsm paper.

 

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the second picture is on cream Tomoe River 52gsm 

 

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phots were taken using an iPhone under an OTT daylight bulb.

 Kestrel let me know if you want me to send you these sheets.

I am so disappointed in the Papier Plime Samhain, it used to be a dark murky purplish gray. Sigh

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Wow @fireant these were wonderful comparisons!  Thank you.  I think I need more ink.   That RO deep purple is calling to me. :P  I also need to find my RK Aubergine. I forgot how much I like the color.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2 minutes ago, amberleadavis said:

Wow @fireant these were wonderful comparisons!  Thank you.  I think I need more ink.   That RO deep purple is calling to me. :P  I also need to find my RK Aubergine. I forgot how much I like the color.

 

The problem is, in a fine/med nib it just looks black. You've been warned. Do you want some? I can just send you the bottle-or at least 1/2 if you want it.

I think the KWZI IG Violet #3 looks closest in the pics. If the samhain hadn't gone all grey it might have been a bit closer.

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Just now, fireant said:

 

 

The problem is, in a fine/med nib it just looks black. You've been warned. Do you want some? I can just send you the bottle-or at least 1/2 if you want it.

 

Oh yes. Thank you. I think it will look great in my broad nibs.  Also I now sign docs so it could be my stealth black.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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13 hours ago, fireant said:

I did some swatches comparing some of the inks mentioned here against both the Birmingham Pen Frick Stained Glass and Kestrels Faux Stained Glass.  I used a Steel nib dip pen and Tomoe River paper.
 

 Kestrel let me know if you want me to send you these sheets.

I am so disappointed in the Papier Plime Samhain, it used to be a dark murky purplish gray. Sigh

Thanks for the offer but I don't need the pages.  I am amazed (and impressed) by all the work  and the number of inks.  I am still working through some of the samples I bought last year.  The state of Floriduh has declared my property a potential disaster area.  They're afraid the mass of my ink stash will cause a sinkhole to develop.

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15 hours ago, kestrel said:

Thanks for the offer but I don't need the pages.  I am amazed (and impressed) by all the work  and the number of inks.  I am still working through some of the samples I bought last year.  The state of Floriduh has declared my property a potential disaster area.  They're afraid the mass of my ink stash will cause a sinkhole to develop.

 

 

Whoops too late, it went to you in a letter yesterday!

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8 hours ago, fireant said:

 

 

Whoops too late, it went to you in a letter yesterday!

The story of my life.  Day late and dollar short.

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13 hours ago, kestrel said:

The story of my life.  Day late and dollar short.

 

Meh at least you will get to see the pretty inks!

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On 4/20/2023 at 12:37 PM, amberleadavis said:

it could be my stealth black.

Very dark green is my stealth black.

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Whoops too late, it went to you in a letter yesterday!

Letter arrived today.  Mail sometimes travels a bit lethargically from the distribution center 30 miles north of here to our wonderful local post office.  Response will follow shortly.

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Letter arrived today.  Mail sometimes travels a bit lethargically from the distribution center 30 miles north of here to our wonderful local post office.  Response will follow shortly.

 

Wow that took some time!

Hey bf and I watched a cool special about the Florida Panther (the animals not the team) expanding further north. The photographs and videos of these cats were beautiful.

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19 hours ago, fireant said:

 

Wow that took some time!

Hey bf and I watched a cool special about the Florida Panther (the animals not the team) expanding further north. The photographs and videos of these cats were beautiful.

I am one of the fortunate few to have seen a panther in the wild.  I had the cat in view for a good 15 minutes at about 100 yards through binoculars.  The location was an "inconvenient" place for a panther to be (translation:  condo construction to start soon) so the state wildlife people kept trying to tell me it was a golden retriever.  That way the development restrictions wouldn't be implemented. 

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On 5/6/2023 at 9:02 PM, kestrel said:

I am one of the fortunate few to have seen a panther in the wild.  I had the cat in view for a good 15 minutes at about 100 yards through binoculars.  The location was an "inconvenient" place for a panther to be (translation:  condo construction to start soon) so the state wildlife people kept trying to tell me it was a golden retriever.  That way the development restrictions wouldn't be implemented. 

 

Thats amazing! They are so beautiful.

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I don't know if kestrel ever found a substitute, but I just wanted to mention the new (limited edition ) Lamy Blackberry is a candidate.

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3 hours ago, ErrantSmudge said:

I don't know if kestrel ever found a substitute, but I just wanted to mention the new (limited edition ) Lamy Blackberry is a candidate.

 

I was able to track down a bottle for him from another online forum. Note-you always want to help Kestrel, shortbread is your reward!! :)

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