I recieved my Gottlieb neon this week

Hmmm, these signs are quite bright, it looks fantastic

curious, how long is the neon tube before you bend and twist it?

Pictures Pete??

The tubes  i use come in 1500mm lengths but you can also get 1200mm lengths.

On the GOTTLIEB signature there is 4M of 9mm diameter glass filled with Neon gas.
Inside the sign to illuminate the face is a further 3.5M of 15mm diameter snow white glass filled with Argon gas, brightness of which is 6500Kelvin... and yes... they throw out a LOT of light!