Ink Review #2117: Robert Oster NYC Pen Show 2022

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Today’s ink is Robert Oster New York City Pen Show 2022. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

NYC is a medium blue.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has a little bit of sheen.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

NYC is a little darker than Robert Oster Australis Hydra. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Conklin Endura Deco Crest with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is another good blue Robert Oster ink. I swear he has every shade of blue now.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Ferris Wheel Press LE's 2022

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Let’s take a look at 3 limited edition Ferris Wheel Press inks from 2022. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Roaring Patina Black, Sunlit Jade and Moonlit Jade.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 40-50 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All three had low shading. Roaring Patina had medium black sheen. Roaring Patina and Sunlit Jade had gold shimmer while Moonlit Jade had silver shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Roaring Patina Black is a little bit lighter than Diamine Solstice.

Sunlit Jade and Moonlit Jade are a little bit brighter than De Atramentis Heliogen Green Gold.

All three inks had an average flow.

Overall, Moonlit Jade is my favorite out of the three simply because I prefer silver shimmer over gold, but all three are lovely and well behaved.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Ferris Wheel Press Summer 2022 Collection

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Today’s inks are from the Ferris Wheel Press Summer 2022 collection. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Pink Sugar Beach, Midway the Magnificent and Down the Don Valley.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 40-60 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: Pink Sugar Beach had low shading and blue shimmer. Midway the Magnificent and Down the Don Valley had medium shading and silver shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Pink Sugar Beach is closest to PenBBS Rose.

Midway the Magnificent is closest to Diamine Magenta Flash.

Down the Don Valley is lighter than Diamine Golden Oasis.

Midway had an average flow and the other two had a slightly dry flow.

Overall, Midway the Magnificent is my favorite out of the three. I love the color and how well it flows.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Ink Review #2038: Rohrer & Klingner Deep Pine Forest

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Rohrer & Klingner Deep Pine Forest was R&K’s 2022 Special Edition ink. You can find this ink for sale at Wonder Pens.

The color:

Deep Pine Forest is a deep forest green.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some shading.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Deep Pine Forest is a little lighter than Diamine Cult Pens Deep Dark Green. Click here to see the green inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pilot Custom 74 Forest with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I really enjoyed this ink. It’s a lovely dark color with some nice shading. This is last year’s special edition ink so grab a bottle before it’s gone!

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.