by foxinthestars

Addendum: For those who want waterproof ink, I'm currently trying a Platinum Carbon cartridge in one of these, it fits perfectly and flows perfectly. I don't want to try letting that lay around for two years, though...

(BTW, as with most fountain pens, I also recommend getting a syringe so you can refill the cartridges yourself with any bottled ink you want.)

by foxinthestars

These pens are excellent. For the same price as the Pilot Varsity/V-pen, they're easier to refill, finer, and less wet. But here's my amazing story: I moved two years ago, and just in the last few days turned up one of these pens that had gotten lost in a box somewhere, with a cartridge installed; in other words, a live fountain pen sat around in a box for two years. When I found it, the ink hadn'...

by nimr0d

Not nearly as visually appealing as the Pilot Petit 1, but nicely engineered, and smooth writing. And the ink doesn't feather, though I plan to convert mine to an eye-dropper pen so I can watch the Noodler's sepia slosh around in the barrel. A solid value.

by cef...

What an interesting little pen. It was my first venture into Japanese pens and while the ink could be a little blacker, it has become my little "pocket pal" and travels extremely well, I have since bought some refills, although using a small India ink refiller would be very easy to do. Bravo, Preppy, you've got a fan!

by jul...

Great pens! This was my first fountain pen purchase and it was well worth it! I ended up buying all colors!