The Platinum Preppy recently received a barrel redesign! Some of our red Preppys have the old design, but the rest are all new.
The Platinum Preppy is an excellent starter fountain pen, especially for the price! Available in 3 tip sizes (although the colorful options are all in F (.3 mm) tip size. You can get around this by purchasing an EF or M pen and filling with any color cartridge. Nib is stainless steel. Each pen includes one ink cartridge, additional ink cartridges available in packs of 2 and packs of 10. EF (.2mm) tip size is available at an extra charge. Don't ask us why, we don't manufacture the product. :) Made in Japan, of course!
You can pair your Platinum Preppy with a converter to showcase your 'loose' ink colors.