PenBBS Season 29 Part 1

Let’s take a look at 4 inks from PenBBS Season 29. My samples came from Vanness Pens but they are no longer carrying the brand so I’m unsure where you can purchase them.

Swabs:

Left to right: Moon and Stars, Carpodacus Roseus, Xiamen and Spring Lake.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 20-60 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: Moon and Stars had monster black sheen and blue shimmer. The rest had low shading.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Moon and Stars is similar to Diamine Midnight Hour in writing,

Carpodacus Roseus is a little lighter than Tono & Lims Tokyo.

Xiamen is similar to PenBBS Morning.

Spring Lake is lighter than Pennonia Ice Mint.

Moon and Stars had a sticky flow and the rest had a dry flow.

Overall, I’m not a fan of any of these. Moon and Stars had some smearing after drying and had a sticky flow. The rest are too dry and pale for me to use confortably.

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