Digital BW, The Print

Hi Folks,

I just found this forum. It looks like a great place.  I'm a traditional 
wet darkroom user, and I don't plan on giving that up anytime soon. In 
fact I'm just in the process of setting up an 8x10 De-Vere horizontal 
enlarger. In any case, over the years I've acquired a fair number of 
negatives with flaws, such as wayward hair or other distracting 
elements; and also a number of  them that would be very hard to dodge 
and burn properly using traditional methods. I hope to eventually be 
able to print these digitally. While I might eventually try Dan 
Burkholder's image setter negative technique, I'd prefer to be able to 
do as much of the work in house as possible.  As such, I'm considering 
getting an inexpensive inkjet printer, perhaps the Epson c86, which I'd 
use with Mis EZ inks. I'd like these prints to looks as much like my  
prints from medium and large format negatives onto Ilford's glossy 
silver gelatin VC fiber based paper, which I air dry. This gives a soft 
sheen. So I have a couple of questions. Would the Epson C86 and Mis EZ 
inks allow me to make prints that are at least close to my more 
traditional methods?  What paper would best match the qualities of 
Ilford's glossy silver gelatin fiber paper? I don't like glossy resin 
coated silver gelatin prints, as they are too shiny and plasticy 
looking, and I don't like matte paper for my work. Would someone who 
used the c86 with Mis EZ inks be willing to send me a small sample print?

Regards,
Peter De Smidt

PS I do have some Photoshop CS experience, although I'm not an expert by 
any means. At the moment I'm working through Karin Eismann's book on 
digital retouching.