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The basic inks for the Alps/OKI printers are Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black, but there is much, much more. The range of ink cartridges of five (or six if you include Powis Parker) different brands is confusing, and therefore I put together this table. The cartridges of all five brands are identical in function, and just re-branded. The Alps, Citizen and most OKI cartridges carry exactly the same labels, and work with no modification. The Kodak, Roland and Powis-Parker cartridges likely require re-labeling. The non-Dye Sub cartridges are sometimes called 'Standard'. Roland produces two types of cartridges: wax-based and resin-based. Only the wax-based inks are compatible (or likely identical) to Alps/OKI inks, and hence only these are listed. The Powis Parker cartridges work in at least the Alps MD-5000 after relabeling.

The DP-7000 colors Spot Red, Green and Blue are slightly different from red, green and blue mixes with Cyan, Magenta and Yellow. OKI Spot Red is paler than the red from Magenta plus Yellow, and with more yellow, giving an orange red. OKI Spot Green is a yellowish green, versus the blueish green of Y on C. OKI Spot Blue is a proper blue - no hint of purple as you get with Cyan plus Magenta - and again paler. Additionally, because red, green and blue are achieved with just one layer of ink and hence reduced opacity, new color mixes are possible.

The Kodak First Check cartridge range contains two unique cartridges: Process Green and Process Orange. Kodak Process Green is the same shade as green produced by Cyan and Yellow, except paler and around 50% of that opacity. The reduced opacity opens possibilities for new color mixes, such as shades around olive green when mixed with Process Orange. Process orange is a welcome color, since orange is impossible to mix from CMYK in spot color mode.

The silver and gold metallics have a satin finish, the silver and gold foil metallics look like chrome or gold plating. Another desciption is that silver foil looks like a polished piece of metal, while metallic silver looks like dull silver paint. The Metallics and Foil cartridges appear to have limited use for modeling purposes at first sight, but there are some. I've seen fastener / rivet decals printed with them. Model car emblems are another good application, especially when they are printed with four layers of ink. This gives it thickness, a 3-dimensional effect, so it looks like a real scale emblem, not a decal. They can also be used to create layered spot colors. Compared to Standard Cyan and Standard Magenta, Metallic Cyan and Metallic Magenta overprinted with Standard cartridges will result in slightly different colors, partly because they are opaque and because their colors are different. Foil inks, despite their glass-smooth appearance, can still be overprinted very well with Standard colors, resulting in shiny and foil-like colors.

The use of so many different inks can create problems with adhesion. It strongly appears that the individual printer settings play an important role here, so it is not very useful to report adhesion problems of specific colors. It also appears that with the ink thickness building up, the risk of scratching increases.

Alps Alps Japan Citizen OKI OKI Japan Kodak Roland Powis-Parker Alps/Citizen/OKI bar code Remarks
Standard Cyan
(106020)
Cyan
(MDC-FLCC)
Cyan
(KE37902-0S and 3000056)
Cyan
(41067601)
- Cyan
(0563700)
Cyan
(CR-MW-CY)
- 03
Standard Magenta
(106015)
Magenta
(MDC-FLCM)
Magenta
(KE37903-0S and 3000057)
Magenta
(41067602)
- Magenta
(0563692)
Magenta
(CR-MW-MG)
- 02
Standard Yellow
(106010)
Yellow
(MDC-FLCY)
Yellow
(KE37904-0 and 3000058)
Yellow
(41067603)
- Yellow
(0563684)
Yellow
(CR-MW-YE)
- 01
Standard Black
(106005)
Black
(MDC-FLCK)
Black
(KE37901-0S and 3000055)
Black
(41067604)
- Black
(0563676)
Black
(CR-MW-BK)
- 00
Econo Black
(105146)
Econo Black
(MDC-ECBK)
- Econo Black
(41067605)
- - - - 23 for Alps MD-5000 and OKI's, can be reversed up to 20 times for draft printing. Not useful for decals.
White
(106050)
White
(MDC-SCWH)
- White
(41067610)
- - - - 16 not opaque, therefore print two (some say three) layers. Cartridge content is only 50% compared to Cyan, Magenta and Yellow cartridges.
Standard CYMK aka Multicolor
(106025)
Multicolor
(MDC-FLML)
Multicolor
(3000092)
Multicolor
(41644611)
- - - - 04 The Multicolor cartridge doesn't work in the OKI's, yet such a cartridge exists.
   
Metallic Silver
(106045)
Metallic Silver
(MDC-METS)
Metallic Silver
(3000062)
Metallic Silver
(41067616)
Metallic Silver
(MLC-SMTS)
Metallic Silver
(0563593)
- - 11 Alps Metallic Silver and Kodak Metallic Silver are not the same in appearance (less bright) and formulation. See also Metallic Gold.
Metallic Gold
(106030)
Metallic Gold
(MDC-METG)
Metallic Gold
(3000059)
Metallic Gold
(41067615)
Metallic Gold
(MLC-SMTG)
Metallic Gold
(0563601)
- - 08 Alps Metallic Gold is described as shiny and brighter, whereas the Kodak Metallic Gold is described as a duller bronze color. Also, the latter is a full length cartridge, the former has a short ribbon
Metallic Cyan
(106040)
Metallic Cyan
(MDC-METB)
Metallic Cyan
(3000062)
Metallic Cyan
(41067618)
- - - - 10
Metallic Magenta
(106035)
Metallic Magenta
(MDC-METR).
Metallic Magenta
(3000061)
Metallic Magenta
(41067617)
- - - - 09
Silver Foil
(105150)
Silver Foil
(MDC-FMES)
- Silver Foil
(41067609)
Silver Foil
(MLC-SFLS)
Silver Foil
(0563619)
Silver Foil
(CR-MW-FSL)
Silver Foil
(?)
06
Gold Foil
(105148)
Gold Foil
(MDC-FMEG)
- Gold Foil
(41067608)
Gold Foil
(MLC-SFLG)
Gold Foil
(0563551)
Gold Foil
(CR-MW-FGL)
Gold Foil
(?)
05
- - - - Red Metallic Foil
(MLC-SMTR)
- - Red Metallic Foil
(C233)
  For MicroLine 7050c and Powis-Parker printer
- - - - - - - Green Metallic Foil
(C223)
  For Powis-Parker printer
- - - - Blue Metallic Foil
(MLC-SMTB)
- - Blue Metallic Foil
(?)
  For MicroLine 7050c and Powis-Parker printer
- - - - - - - Premium Black
(?)
15 & 63 For Powis-Parker printer
- - - - - - - Premium White
(?)
14 & 63 For Powis-Parker printer
   
Cyan Photo Quality
(105812)
Photo Color Cyan
(MDC-DSCC)
- Dye Sub Cyan
(41067612)
- - - - 27 Dye Sub cartridge, generally unsuited for decals. Dye Sub cartridges are blue instead of dark gray.
Magenta Photo Quality
(105814)
Photo Color Magenta
(MDC-DSCM)
- Dye Sub Magenta
(41067613)
- - - - 26 Dye Sub cartridge, generally unsuited for decals. Dye Sub cartridges are blue instead of dark gray.
Yellow Photo Quality
(105816)
Photo Color Yellow
(MDC-DSCY)
- Dye Sub Yellow
(41067614)
- - - - 25 Dye Sub cartridge, generally unsuited for decals. Dye Sub cartridges are blue instead of dark gray.
   
- Opaque White
(MDC-OPWH)
- Opaque White
(41644601)
Opaque White
(MLC-EOPW)
Opaque White
(0563643)
- - 7 for MD-5500, OKI DP-7000 and Kodak First Check, for use as an overcoat on back-print film. Even less opaque than Alps Standard White and OKI White, but this allows the creation of pastel colors
- Spot Red ?
(MDC-LBFR)
- Spot Red
(41644602)
Spot Red
(MLC-SDTR)
- - - 32 & 62 for OKI DP-7000, reportedly work well in other printer models
- - - Spot Green
(41644603)
Spot Green
(MLC-SDTG)
- - - 33 & 62 for OKI DP-7000, reportedly work well in other printer models
- Spot Blue ?
(MDC-LBFB)
- Spot Blue
(41644604)
Spot Blue
(MLC-SDTB)
- - - 34 & 62 for OKI DP-7000, reportedly work well in other printer models
- Spot Black ?
(MDC-LBFK)
- Spot Black
(41644605)
Spot Black
(MLC-SBLK)
Spot Black
(0563635)
- - 0 & 62 for OKI DP-7000 and Kodak First Check, reportedly work well in other printer models
   
- - - Process Black
(41644606)
Process Black
(MLC-PHDK)
Process Black
(0563676)
- - 35 & 62 for OKI DP-7000 and Kodak First Check, for press colour simulations. Reportedly problematic to print in other printer models
- - - Process Cyan
(41644607)
Process Cyan
(MLC-PHDC)
Process Cyan
(0563700)
- - 38 & 62 for OKI DP-7000 and Kodak First Check, for press colour simulations. Reportedly problematic to print in other printer models
- - - Process Magenta
(41644608)
Process Magenta
(MLC-PHDM)
Process Magenta
(0563692)
- - 37 & 62 for OKI DP-7000 and Kodak First Check, for press colour simulations. Reportedly problematic to print in other printer models
- - - Process Yellow
(41644609)
Process Yellow
(MLC-PHDY)
Process Yellow
(0563684)
- - 36 & 62 for OKI DP-7000 and Kodak First Check, for press colour simulations. Reportedly problematic to print in other printer models
- - - - - Process Green
(0563650)
- - 33 & 61 for Kodak First Check, for pre-press simulations of hexachrome printing. Different from OKI Spot Green, described as a pale Cyan plus Yellow
- - - - - Process Orange
(0563668)
- - 32 & 61 for Kodak First Check, for pre-press simulations of hexachrome printing
   
Finish I
(106054)
Finish I
(MDC-FLCG)
- - - - - - 17 Burnishing ribbon, a non-stick plastic-only ribbon, used to allow the print head to re-heat, melt and iron down the previously printed ink. It glosses up the printed areas, and normally makes the decals more professional looking and improves scratch resistance.
Finish II
(105144)
Finish II
(MDC-FRVG)
- Finish II Finish II (MLC-) - - - 19 Burnishing ribbon, reversible up to five times, but contains much less ribbon. Reportedly Finish I is better for decals. For 5000-series and later.
VPhoto Primer
(105142)
VPhoto Primer
(MDC-PREP)
- VPhoto Primer VPhoto Primer (MLC-) - - - 18 Undercoat for VPhoto 2400 dpi printing, decribed as a clear but murky looking wax, designed to fill-in the roughness on plain paper to make it smooth for improved overprinting.
Overcoat Photo Quality
(105142)
Photo Color Finish - Overcoat
(MDC-DSCO)
- ? - - - - 28 Overcoat for Dye Sub printing. Alps Supplies site reports: "Can only be used with Alps Photo Color Paper MDC-DSPE and MDC-DSPO. All compatible printers except for the MD-1300 require the Dye Sublimation key specific to that model"
Photo Color Finish - Gloss
(105818)
Photo Color Finish
(MDC-DSCF)
- - - - - - 30 Likely a 'Finish'-like burnishing ribbon for Dye Sub (aka Photo Color) printing, giving a glossy finish. Alps Supplies site reports: "Can only be used with Alps Photo Color Paper MDC-DSPE and MDC-DSPO. All compatible printers except for the MD-1300 require the Dye Sublimation key specific to that model"
- - - - - Gloss Finish - - 48 Likely a 'Finish'-like burnishing ribbon for Kodak First Check

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