Here is the technicolor mounted on 1/2" pipe with the C9 clear faceted cover on it. Definetely seems a bit smaller than a normal C9 bulb.
I would agree, although I don't have any real C9's to compare to my covers.
I almost thought "Ray gave me the wrong covers" when I first opened the box.
Regarding color, brightness, etc., I'm not the best person to ask, this is my first year and first light order.
I did get a few strands of other node types, but I haven't run those enough other than to make sure they turned on.