They looked like individual neon tubes to me from a distance, but nope; 
It's for real; The entire envelope is neon.

On Tuesday, September 23, 2014 11:37:39 AM UTC-4, gregebert wrote:
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>
> I can confirm this sighting. Photo shows scale. OMG. Actual neon. No 
>> Argon. No Getter. Fine screen anode and 7 cathodes. 20+years of ionized gas 
>> expertise. 
>>
>
> I was wondering if they were truly glowing cathodes vs glow-tube; from the 
> video they dont look like tubes used in neon signage. Rather amazing how 
> uniform they glow considering their immense size.
>
> BTW, Strattman wrote a good text (Neon Techniques) that I highly recommend 
> if you are even just a bit curious about neon sign construction and the 
> amount of skill + equipment that is required to produce them.   
>

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