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Diamine Master of Puppets (German Exclusive) Ink Review # 169 Originally posted on FPN: Jan 29, 2025 Ink:  Master of Puppets Brand:  Diamine Country:  United Kingdom; German exclusive. Availability:  30 ml and 80 ml bottles from  Fountainfeder , Papier & Stift, and Sakura Fountain Pen Gallery. Pens Used:  Pilot Kakuno EF, Lamy Safari (EF / F / M / B / Stub 1.1), Osmiroid Copperplate. 🧾  Description This is another German exclusive from fountainfeder: a burgundy ink with heavy murky green / gold sheen, most visible on Midori and Tomoe River 68 gsm. You will see only a few gold specks on Iroful and Rhodia unless you pour the ink on the paper. If you want sheen, use a wet pen and Japanese paper. There is no water resistance, so it is suitable for ephemeral thoughts. The ink is named after Metallica's song. The theme is the master, whether drugs, addictions, inks, or anything else, controlling the human puppet. I could not appreciate the music, but I ...

  Diamine Hells Bells (German Exclusive) Ink Review #  163   Originally posted on FPN: Dec 18, 2024   Ink:  Hells Bells Brand:  Diamine Country:  United Kingdom Availability:  30 ml / 80 ml bottles. Pens Used:  Pilot Kakuno EF, Kaweco (EF / F / M / B / BB), Osmiroid Copperplate nib. Description This is another German exclusive, named after the 1980s AC/DC song. I bought my sample from Fountainfeder in Germany.  The only thing I liked about this ink was re-discovering the music of AC/DC. You can read more about these inks and Diamine Guitar series on the Nick Stewart website, and why it has a "metal sheen": https://nickstewart.ink/2022/07/08/hells-bells-its-master-of-puppets-stephan-lucht/ Ink is a dark teal with a red sheen. It's a finger stainer; my fingers were not happy with all the scrubbing. However, it's easy to clean out from pens and surprisingly has short dry times and is very well-behaved on copy paper. For some reason the BB n...