I've started to paint my models but I'm struggling with lightsabers. I'm not sure how to paint them so that they don't just look like the character is waving around a painted cardboard tube.

I've wondered about using clear/coloured plastic cocktail sticks, or just finding a better technique to paint them.

(I have seen examples where people used LEDs to light up their models, they looked amazing but that's going to be far more work than I'd want to do).

Do you guys have any tips for / good examples of painting lightsabers so that they look good?

Sorastro’s IA Obi Wan videos shows a really quick method that looks good.

Thanks, I've seen a few of his videos but not sure if I've seen that one, will check it out.