Colorverse Apollo 11

The Colorverse Apollo 11 set was a limited edition set to commemorate the first moon landing. This set can still be found at some retailers including Jet Pens. Thanks to the reader that sent these inks in for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: One Small Step, Columbia, Tranquility Base, Eagle and Apollo 11. The first four inks come in 15ml bottles while Apollo 11 comes in a 65ml bottle.

Ink drops:

Columbia is the only ink that shows a little bit of sheen.

Dry Time:

All five inks dried in 30-40 seconds.

Water Resistance:

All have low water resistance.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: low-medium shading, Columbia has tiny sheen and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

One Small Step is closest to Montblanc 90 Year Gray.

Columbia is closest to Sailor Ink Studio 830.

Tranquility Base is lighter than Diamine Emerald.

Eagle is closest to Pure Pens Porthcurno Cove.

Apollo 11 is closest to J Herbin Bleu des Profondeurs.

Longer Writing:

I used a Mabie Todd Swan on a Taroko Enigma notebook. All of the inks had an average flow.

Overall, out of the five Apollo 11 is my favorite so I appreciate that it’s the largest bottle out of the set. They are all generally pretty well behaved and worth a try. Columbia is my least favorite simply because I don’t love reds that lean towards orange.

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by a reader for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.