New Diamine inks available

[piembi]

Majestic Blue looks good.

 

Have filled my first pen with Majestic Blue and it will become one of my favourites!

Nice dark blue with good shading and well saturated.

[youstruckgold]

I want the Pumpkin!

 

Does anyone in Australia stock any of these?

[KCat]

Majestic Blue looks good.

 

Have filled my first pen with Majestic Blue and it will become one of my favourites!

Nice dark blue with good shading and well saturated.

 

Looks like it might fill the niche for Levenger Cobalt. Is it "true blue"? Most dark blues lean purple and that's why I loved Cobalt, it didn't. But Diamine inks are so good that if this was the same shade but with Diamine behavior, I'd snap some up.

[saintsimon]

Majestic Blue looks good.

 

Have filled my first pen with Majestic Blue and it will become one of my favourites!

Nice dark blue with good shading and well saturated.

 

Looks like it might fill the niche for Levenger Cobalt. Is it "true blue"? Most dark blues lean purple and that's why I loved Cobalt, it didn't. But Diamine inks are so good that if this was the same shade but with Diamine behavior, I'd snap some up.

No purple, no green, no cobalt, just true blue, darker in writing than in swabs. Does have some slight reddish reflection in the saturated parts of the line, like Sailor Blue or PR DC Electric Blue, but nevertheless a true darker blue.

Edited March 9, 2009 by saintsimon

[Will]

Kcat,

I have never seen Levenger Cobalt but this is a true blue - I can't see any purple (although some others of Diamine do) in it. Darker than my scan and nearer to the photo in my review.

[Ginnievere]

The poppy and the chocolate are going to be mine! The dilemma right now is whether to order them from Britain or whether to wait for an online retailer to stock them. Also, have I just overlooked it, or are these not available in the 80 mL bottles yet?

[Lefthander]

The Diamine website shows they are available in 80ml bottles and in stock. I ordered the Majestic blue and 4 others from Diamine's website and received it in the USA in less than a week. And that was with a mistake on the order that required interaction via email. Great service and reasonable costs including shipping.

[liapuyat]

The Majestic Blue and the Pumpkin look like winners!

 

(I also want Umber... but maybe later.)

[TMac]

I just received the Pumpkin. What a great color. The name is appropriate as it really is a pumpkin color.

 

Typical Diamine ink - smooth, consistent with nice shading.

[Jared]

A brand new color -- Diamine Midnight. A wonderful dark blue, available at the Diamine website.

[dashreeve]

I have all these except the Majestic Blue and they are great, except for the Pumpkin. I love the color but it creates a "sludge" on the nib and feed of pens. Here is a picture of the end of my Aurora, ironically, the ink still flowed and wrote well despite the potentially clogging sludge.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z185/dashreeve/DSC_0008-1-1.jpg

Edited August 28, 2009 by dashreeve

[GreenVelvet]

EWWWWW!!!! That's SOME SLUDGE!!!

 

I shall remove Diamine Pumpkin from my list forthwith!!!

 

(You're not the first person who has reported this to me.)

 

May I repeat-

 

EWWWWW!!!

[dashreeve]

Yes, it's pretty bad. I didn't post these before because biffybean did a great review of this ink on her blog, and showed the sludge there as well. I love her ink reviews!!

[gregamckinney]

Yes, it's pretty bad. I didn't post these before because biffybean did a great review of this ink on her blog, and showed the sludge there as well. I love her ink reviews!!

 

I have found that this doesn't happen with all pens filled with Pumpkin. It seems that caps that seal very well when closed don't form the crystalline crust/sludge. For example, I have had Pumpkin in my Pelikan M1000 for a couple months with no issues, despite infrequent use. However, when I tried it in my Omas Tokyo, the crust problem started in just a couple days.

 

Regards, greg

 

[dashreeve]

That's good to know, I do have the whole bottle of ink and love the color - might try it in one of my screw caps.

 

Yes, it's pretty bad. I didn't post these before because biffybean did a great review of this ink on her blog, and showed the sludge there as well. I love her ink reviews!!

 

I have found that this doesn't happen with all pens filled with Pumpkin. It seems that caps that seal very well when closed don't form the crystalline crust/sludge. For example, I have had Pumpkin in my Pelikan M1000 for a couple months with no issues, despite infrequent use. However, when I tried it in my Omas Tokyo, the crust problem started in just a couple days.

 

Regards, greg

 

[gregamckinney]

When trying it on a new pen, I tend to go with pens that have easy-to-disassemble (or remove) nibs/feeds in case a good cleaning ends up being needed.

Regards, greg

 

That's good to know, I do have the whole bottle of ink and love the color - might try it in one of my screw caps.

 

Yes, it's pretty bad. I didn't post these before because biffybean did a great review of this ink on her blog, and showed the sludge there as well. I love her ink reviews!!

 

I have found that this doesn't happen with all pens filled with Pumpkin. It seems that caps that seal very well when closed don't form the crystalline crust/sludge. For example, I have had Pumpkin in my Pelikan M1000 for a couple months with no issues, despite infrequent use. However, when I tried it in my Omas Tokyo, the crust problem started in just a couple days.

 

Regards, greg

 

 

[dashreeve]

But consider my dilemma, I had just received the Aurora Ipsilon (in orange) and the Diamine Pumpkin ink - I just had to use it in that pen, it was a perfect match.

[Jared]

There has been some problems with Pumpkin and crystalization. Take a look at this previous post. I'd suggest contacting Phil at Diamine Ink (FPN: Liverpool 1).