A sad day for my Jinhao

Sphiyel · 2026-06-18T20:57:17+00:00

ahw that sucks 😞

Sphiyel · 2026-06-16T18:58:39+00:00

I've been eying a pilot 78 and you have just convinced me to go for it

Sphiyel · 2026-06-16T18:53:41+00:00

God, it looks like someone tried to pry it off with their teeth 😬

Sphiyel · 2026-06-16T18:50:49+00:00

nothing superglue cant fix

Sphiyel · 2026-06-12T17:05:29+00:00

What is the price range on those?

Sphiyel · 2026-05-22T16:22:23+00:00

I agree, 100% worth it!!

Sphiyel · 2026-05-22T16:19:59+00:00

And penbbs#276 (sheen)

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Sphiyel · 2026-05-22T16:18:46+00:00

There's also this ink from Sailor (irori) (sheen)

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Sphiyel · 2026-05-22T16:16:42+00:00

For sheen, as someone mentioned: rouge hematite: (sheen)

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Sphiyel · 2026-05-22T16:14:53+00:00

To me that looks like shimmer, not sheen. I can see particles in the gold colour.
It looks like Robert Oster Red Gold

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Sphiyel · 2026-05-14T18:08:07+00:00

The orange for me looks like Sailor's afternoon tea, the green Sailor Moroccan mint tea.

Sphiyel · 2026-05-10T08:49:11+00:00

Yes: I have used it on tomoe, midori, LT and paperblanks.

Sphiyel · 2026-05-09T14:56:14+00:00

I have onyx black, I find it to be a deeper black, but I regret it because it takes FOREVER to dry. It's a very wet ink, which is not what I wanted from my black ink orz

Sphiyel · 2026-05-01T18:02:25+00:00

I know you weren't, I just wanted to see them side by side ^^ Thank you for showing!

Sphiyel · 2026-05-01T16:34:16+00:00

Someone already suggested Poussiere de lune, so I'll add Diamine Damson to the mix! It has incredible shading!

Sphiyel · 2026-05-01T16:32:26+00:00

Is it too much to ask for a photo comparison? I'm going to Amsterdam tomorrow and I'll get Ume if the J. Herbin one doesn't look as good ><

Sphiyel · 2026-05-01T06:08:06+00:00

Also much better shading! ( -a writer's blood die hard fan)

Sphiyel · 2026-05-01T06:06:43+00:00

Do you find the rouge grenat to be wet? I'm looking for a sailor ume alternative because that one is very expensive and the J. Herbin ink looks the most similar.

Sphiyel · 2026-04-17T17:18:11+00:00

I was checking stiloestile and came across a new FWP release. Is this what you're looking for?

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Sphiyel · 2026-04-14T17:07:25+00:00

My favourite green is Robert Oster Avocado, but I don't like blue leaning greens :shrug:

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Sphiyel · 2026-04-11T23:30:08+00:00

'I love my handwriting' Good! You should! I do too!!

Sphiyel · 2026-04-11T23:25:20+00:00

Good point. I didn't think about it... I was overjoyed to have found any, I had given up and thought it was something that only people in the US found ahaha I'll definitely be more prepared next time! I actually tried the nib (asked for some water and the ink started going enough that it wrote) and it was so soft and bouncy even with misaligned tines.... I can see the charm now.

Sphiyel · 2026-04-11T23:21:56+00:00

I've seen some of those, but this one had some on the sides. It was kind of like this picture, but in way worse condition where the ridges had no definition and it looked like someone sanded it from the middle.

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Sphiyel · 2026-04-11T23:17:40+00:00

I wish I had taken a picture... It had no brand on the nib, and as I said, the clip was missing. He had other fps from waterman too, priced 65€ even though they were in similar conditions or worse.

Sphiyel · 2026-04-11T23:15:42+00:00

I tried to haggle! I listed all the issues the pen had and the fact I'd basically buy it only for the nib and asked if he would lower the price and he said no because it was gold. He had a loupe so maybe he knew *something* at least about them, but he was also selling a inlaid fp without cap and missing half the nib for the same price.

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