Ink Review #858: Robert Oster Sydney Darling Harbour

Robert Oster Sydney Darling Harbour was the show ink for the 2019 Sydney International Pen Show. I saw some photos of the color online (I should stay away from Robert Oster’s Instagram-he only makes me drool over ink I can’t always get) and was so jealous that I wouldn’t be at the show to pickup a bottle, but Lisa Vanness to the rescue! Thanks to Vanness Pens for providing this ink for review.

The color:

Sydney Darling Harbour is a medium green. It’s almost an unsaturated mint green or dark mint julep.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks more brown when pooled.

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 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: Low-there was some feathering in the flex nib.

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low-there was some bleeding in the flex nib.

Other properties: medium shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper the ink feathered in all nib sizes and had a little bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Sydney Darling Harbour is similar to Ink Studio 462. Click here to see the Robert Oster inks together, and click here to see the green inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Franklin-Christoph 46 Olive Diamondcast with a medium nib on Tomoe River paper. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I love the color of this ink. It’s a more unique color that I don’t see often in inks. I’m glad I have a full bottle because I think it’s an ink I will use often.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by Vanness Pens for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and this post is not sponsored in any way.