Jim Pingle

Father, geek, serial hobbyist.

Finally had a chance to ink up a pen and try the new Pilot Iroshizuku To-ro. So far, so good. I was right it is somewhat close to Dimine Sunshine Yellow, but it's less orange/more yellow and a tad lighter. Very legible, warm and pleasant. I like both, but if I had To-ro first I probably would not feel the need to get Sunshine Yellow.

I put several of my orange/yellow/gold inks together to compare.

Photo of a fountain pen ink bottle and a disassembled fountain pen. The bottle is rectangular, contains ink appearing to be yellow-orange, and is labeled "To-ro", "Iroshizuku", "50ml", "Produced by Pilot". The pen is a Jinhao shark, Orange in color.
Writing sample of various inks followed by a little scribble dot. "Diamine Honey Burst" - Honey colored ink, sort of a brownish orange. "Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki", a dark orange. "Diamine Golden Sands", a golden ink with gold shimmer and sheen. "Colorverse Christmas Star", yellow-gold ink with gold shimmer and sheen. "Diamine Sunshine Yellow", yellow-orange but more orange. "Pilot iroshizuku To-ro", yellow-orange but more yellow. "Colorverse Sunbeam", yellow-green and gross.

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