Noodler's Bad BLUE Heron Fountain Pen Ink -- BULLETPROOF Review

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(More customer reviews)I was looking for a permanent blue ink to use as a counterpoint to the Noodlers Waterproof Bulletproof Black I use for journal entries. I bought Noodler's Bad BLUE Heron Fountain Pen Ink -- BULLETPROOF from Amazon a few weeks ago and tried it in two LAMY Vista fountain pens, one with a fine nib another with an extra fine nib. This ink did not work well with the extra fine nib and the ink flow was uneven. The fine nib however, worked beautifully and the pen laid down a silky smooth line at every instance.
The ink flow in the fine nib was perfectly even and controlled and the ink dried quickly on all paper surfaces. It should be noted that the drying time is extremely prolonged when writing on slick surfaces and plasticized tapes.
The Bad Blue Heron ink exhibits significantly more feathering than Noodler's Black Waterproof Fountain Pen Ink - Bulletproof when writing on inexpensive papers. On standard loose leaf paper, the fine nib LAMY produces a stroke that is about the size of a medium or broad nib. Feathering is even more pronounced when writing on recycled paper. That said, this ink is very well behaved on check paper, polished cardstock, and good quality Rhodia paper. On these papers, the fine nibbed LAMY produces crisp lines with minimal feathering.
This ink is permanent when it comes into contact with the cellulose in paper. However, areas where one penstroke overlays another will release a little pigment when the paper gets wet. Presumably, this is because the top ink layer is not chemically bonded to the paper. Some illustrators and artists love this effect while others find it to be an aggravation. This is not a problem in everyday use and it does not affect the permanence or legibility of the written word. Long story short - this ink sticks like the dickens and it can be used for check writing and signing legal documents.
The Bad Blue Heron ink is slightly translucent and you can readily see areas where the ink is laid down thickly (e.g., at the end of a downstroke) and thinly (the sweeping upper loop on a lower case 'h'). Some people love that effect, others hate it.
Finally, the Bad Blue Heron ink will demonstrate a little nib creep when used with polished metal nibs. Ink that is drawn out of the slit and onto the top of the nib (nib creep) does not affect the ink flow, the permanence of the ink, or the writing qualities of the pen.
All-in-all, Noodler's Bad Blue Heron is a well-behaved permanent blue ink that works well in my fine nibbed LAMY Vista fountain pen. Other users may have differing opinions depending upon their use (writing vs. drawing), pen type, and paper.

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