This Nixie tube countdown timer is ideal as escape room props. Device can be equipped with different Nixies. Red Z573M tubes has a special shape for figure "5", while usually flipped "2" is used. Z573M tube have 1 decimal dots. Viewable digit height : 0.51" (1.3 cm) Red Z566 tubes has a special shape for figure "5", while usually flipped "2" is used. Z566 tube haven't decimal dots. Viewable digit height : 1.18" (3 cm) IN-8 tubes are transparent. Tubes have special shape for figure "5" and one decimal dot. Viewable digit height : 0.51" (1.3 cm) IN-18 tubes are transparent. Tubes have special shape for figure "5" and no decimal dot. Viewable digit height : 1.18" (3 cm) IN-14 tubes are transparent. They don't have specific shape for figure "5", flipped "2" is used. IN-14 tube have two decimal dots. Some tubes has quality mark and OTK (quality control department) stamp. Some tubes don't have factory marking. Let me know which tubes you prefer. Viewable digit height : 0.51" (1.3 cm) Nixie tube custom sign can be used as interactive display. Only limited symbols set is available with nixies. Any string can be displayed with VFD tubes (green light). 16x96 matrix LED display can display any information with red, green and amber colors. This device can be used as escape room prop to display text and numbers, act as clock, countdown timer or text display.