Pen: Pilot Prera M. Ink: Robert Oster Velvet Storm. Paper: Kokuyo blank report pad.
It is one of the drier Robert Oster inks for me. It's also more teal looking in person: the black sheen is more prominent in pictures. And it looks nearly black when wet, but softens and pales as it dries.
Highlights include empty Colorverse and Herbin 1670 bottles, a potential Robert Oster dupe for my beloved Sheaffer Turquoise (whichgotdiscontinued grumblegrumble), a lot of green overall (including 4 samples and of course the Clairefontaine notebook), searching for a favorite coral/sage green/light orange go-to ink, and Sailor Manyo Haha. It’s swabbin’ time!
Side note: I haven’t forgotten about the Galen Leather Writer’s Bag review, I’ve just gotten sidetracked with five other projects. The very short version is that if you’re obsessed with it, go for it, but Goulet Pens may offer a better experience.
Robert Oster No Fixed Address ($26 for a 50ml bottle) is an unusual ink. It was originally created as a charity project. Oster donates to a charity for families in need that provides four meals for each bottle sold.
It is a red ink with a blue iridescent shimmer which is truly unexpected. This ink was created a few years ago and was one of the first shimmer inks I can remember that didn’t use…
Royal. That’s the word I’d use to describe this richly vivid, violet DiamondCast (it has real diamond in it!), and gold-kissed fountain pen. This Nahvalur x @EndlessPens x McKenzie Penworks exclusive, the Nautilus “Tampa”, is a stunning high-capacity piston filler with rose gold hardware (my favorite metal for fountain pens 😍).
With only 100 numbered pieces ever made, if you don’t nab yours now, it’ll be gone forever. So you can bet I grabbed mine in a nice wet broad, and baby, she is juiiicy. 💦 Perfect for headers, quotes, 7mm ruling, addressing cards and envelopes, and generally just enjoying the heck out of whatever gorgeous ink you decide to feed it with.
Every Tampa purchase comes with a free bottle of matching violet Robert Oster Mysterium ink, another Endless Pens exclusive! If you love purple, RUN to Endless Pens ASAP. You can even upgrade your nib from steel to 14k gold!
Notes: did you know all of the Nahvalur nibs are interchangeable? If you have another Nahvalur fountain pen, you can swap nibs between the bodies! I fortunately have rose gold nibs in every other size (can you tell I like Nahvalur?) so this Broad nib completes my nib collection. 🥹✨ I’m so excited to play with this peeeen!
Frankly Walnut Ink From Robert Oster And Federalist Pens
Federalist Pens sent a bottle of their exclusive ink Frankly Walnut from the Robert Oster Signature collection.
It flows very well in the Conklin Duragraph 1.1 stub that I have had since 2015. Not too wet as some inks can be from such a wide nib. This is definitely my kind of ink since it wrote without a skip after over a week of no use.
Swatches are good for relative comparisons. Here Frankly…
Ink Preview: Robert Oster Frankly Walnut (Federalist Pens Exclusive)
Federalist Pens released their latest ink collaboration with Robert Oser: Frankly Walnut ($18 for 50ml bottle) which was unveiled at the DC Pen Show this year.
Frankly Walnut looks reddish brown on Col-o-ring paper but on Tomoe River it looks almost purply. Fascinating.
When compared with other brown inks, many Robert Oster were similar but different. Robert Oster Chocolate is probably the…