Video: Lights for LEGOs
Lighting Up LEGO®: Queen Anne’s Revenge Gets Fairy-Light Lanterns ⚓
Because grown-ups deserve to leave the LEGO out on the coffee table, too.
Original video – filmed way back when this blog was brand new!
The Idea (Thank You, David!)
After our son finished building the LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean Queen Anne’s Revenge, my husband had a brilliant thought: “What if the ship’s lanterns actually glowed at night?”
Perfect Lights for the Job
Yellow fairy lights (also called micro-drop or starlight strings) on thin, flexible copper or coated wire.
Easily woven in and out of LEGO bricks — no drilling required!
Battery Life Winner
Most battery fairy light sets last 100+ hours on one set of AA or CR2032 batteries — perfect for a glowing night-light that stays lit all season.
Where We Put the Lights
- One tiny bulb inside every lantern on deck
- Hidden drops behind the opening cannon doors for dramatic side glow
- A few strands along the rigging for subtle mast lighting
More Magical LEGO Ideas
X-Wing cockpit glow • Hogwarts castle windows • Winter Village rooftops • Star Wars Death Star trench run
The only limit is how much you’re willing to explain to your accountant. 😉
(We’re still waiting on the “LEGO lighting R&D” tax deduction…)
Got a lit-up LEGO creation?
Send us a photo — we’d love to feature it!
Happy building (and glowing!),
— The Christmas Light Source Family