Five fun facts about LEGO Ideas 21335 Motorised Lighthouse

LEGO Ideas 21335 Motorised Lighthouse took the world by storm when it launched on September 1, 2022.

With its tiny well-crafted Fresnel lens, muted colour scheme and new dark blue baseplate (to represent the stormy seas), this set was sure to stand out. We’ve put together our top five facts about the innovative set exclusive to The LEGO Group and John Lewis.

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5 – The motor is surprisingly quiet

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In one of the first prototypes of the set, fan designer Sandro Quattrini said the motor “sounded like a steam engine”. Designers headed back to the drawing board and came up with a clever setup, using lots of rubber to create a floating platform that would absorb vibrations, resulting in a very smooth, quiet motor. You can’t even tell the model is motorised from the outside, with all the wires cleverly hidden away.

4 – It’s powered by a component that retired two years ago

45303 Simple Medium Linear Motor is a Powered Up component that retired in 2021, and is used to power 21335 Motorised Lighthouse. There’s something that feels a bit special about getting a component that isn’t available at the LEGO store any more.

3 – The lantern room is made out of Garage Roller Doors

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The transparent bricks work incredibly well and transmit light perfectly.

2 – The Lighthouse Keeper’s home includes a poster of the fan designer’s family

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The instruction manual includes a collection of wonderful photographs that show fan designer Sandro Quattrini’s family in front of various lighthouses. One of these special photos has been transformed into a LEGO poster, capturing the Quattrini family as minifigures inside the Lighthouse Keeper’s home.

1 – LEGO developed a tiny working Fresnel lens of their own

The Fresnel Lens was invented in 1821 by Augustin-Jean Fresnel, to help lighthouses create intense beams of light that could be seen from far away. A lot of research went into replicating the original engineering of the lens, and the result gives the lighthouse model unprecedented accuracy. There were ten LEGO Fresnel lens prototypes before the team settled on the final version. What’s more, there is a portrait of Augustin-Jean Fresnel in the lighthouse tower, paying homage to the inventor.

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