For Christmas I received this beautiful LEGO set from Stephanie. I’ve liked lighthouses for as long as I can remember. This likely roots in how my parents grew up in Newfoundland and my mom grew up in a house on the road that lead to a lighthouse and the surrounding buildings which we’d explore as kids when visiting.
I tend to struggle with finding LEGO sets I wish to build, as I am not into Star Wars and video games for instance, so I was very excited when I saw this set and doubly so when I realized it is a working lighthouse!
You can see from the box photos below (and featured image) the details that went into this LEGO set with the different rooms, cabin for the lighthouse keeper, rock base, etc.
On January 4th, 2025 I started this build with Bag 1 which included defining the boat with seats, pail and people followed by starting the outline and foundation for the lighthouse and assembly for all the key components.
This small assembly of mismatched plates pays tribute to all the LEGO fan builders who have had to work with a limited selection of pieces and who have needed to use whatever parts they could find to substitute the elements they were missing.
– LEGO Ideas Fan Designer Sandro Quanttrini
On January 5th, 2025 I completed bag 2, which consisted of assembly the battery pack, which drives the rotating shaft using 6 AA batteries. From what I can tell so far they’ve designed this well for when you inevitably need to change the batteries, if you want to show off the light.
There is also the addition of the assembly of the grey piece on a swivel (seen at the top of the completed pic) and dark grey parts added to keep it in place.
Bag 3 on January 11th is when I started building up the “stairs” and sides. the stairs are built upon the swivel piece. As part of this bag we also have see the formation of the cave taking place with including the treasure chest as a nice touch.
For the drive shaft you need to make sure the rod goes into the hole of the bottom piece in order for it to work.
Once Bag 3 is completed you can see the cables with the light on the end, one will be for the lighthouse and the other will light up the fireplace in the cabin. You can also notice the transparent bricks around the perimeter to simulate the water around the lighthouse out at sea. I’ve found with this build you have to pay really close attention to where you are placing pieces as easy to be off by a bit.
The video below shows us testing the mechanism to make sure the drive shaft moves as expected.