It’s June 2025 and we’re a couple of weeks away from the release of yet another Jurassic World movie and whilst many of us long-time fans of the franchise were left underwhelmed by the last couple of releases, there’s hope yet. Jurassic World: Rebirth is set to take the franchise in a new direction, with Scarlett Johansson taking the reins and not a Chris Pratt in sight.
To celebrate Jurassic World returning to the big screen, I’ve turned to two of my other great passions, LEGO and LEGO Lighting kits to bring one of my favourite sets to life in a new and exciting way. Since my last look at lighting kits, AFOLs are embracing them more and more as the ultimate upgrade for their LEGO collection, and there are more options for suppliers than ever before.
After my last collaboration with LeLightGo and their wonderful LEGO Rivendell kit, I jumped at the chance to review another one of their offerings, with the theme very much directed towards something Dinosaur related.
The set of choice that we will be lighting up, one of my favourite sets of all time, LEGO Jurassic World: T-Rex Rampage, the set that gives you a massive T-Rex, as well as the iconic Jurassic Park gate.
The Rivendell kit was a great experience, but that is one majorly large set with a lot of fiddly bits to wire around. My expectations for this lighting kit, however, were for a much simpler experience, it’s not that complex a build, so for this kit to cut the mustard it had to be a relatively easy install with minimal deconstruction required.
First thing I’d say is, much like last time, LeLightGo’s kit came exceptionally well packaged. A solid card box, protecting the contents well inside and sealed well. The individual components inside were grouped into tight, resealable numbered bags of high quality. It’s great to see that consistency with my previous experience with the company.
As I’ve said previously, packaging is so important when it comes to these kits because so many are shipped from across the world and the small electronic components could be easier damaged in transit. This is unlikely to happen given the high quality here.
One of the few things that did surprise me when I reviewed my first LeLightGo kit was the lack of instructions in the box, it wasn’t something I was familiar with, as most of their well-known competitors supply high quality glossy install manuals. This is still the case with this kit, but as with all of their kit instructions, it was easy to find and download directly from the website.
The instructions themselves are very easy to follow, with high quality images taking you step by step through the process, easily indicating which numbered bag and which component you need at any given point. I’ve integrated so many lighting kits over the last few years, but, thanks in no small part to the instructions, this was definitely shaping up to be one of the most painless.
Getting started and the first noticeable difference from other brands I’ve used in the past was that the components were already grouped together and wired up, minimising the fiddly job of connecting each and every light to a connector cable.
There’s still some work to do, when it comes to connecting things together, but each section of the installation has been thought out in this design to maximise the number of components that can be pre-connected without taking away all of your ability to deviate should you prefer to hide your cables in a slighting different way.
So far the kit was matching my expectations in terms of simplicity, but the biggest question was, how much needs to be taken apart and rebuilt as part of this installation?
I’ve said it in other reviews, it’s one of the most important things for me when installing a lighting kit. The last thing you want to do is spend the vast majority of the install time rebuilding a LEGO set that you’ve already dedicated hours to putting together.
Thankfully, the kit utilises a lot of the large panels on the front and sides to install the lighting, which easily come away from the set – it’s not all it is, but a good portion.
Consistent with my last experience with LeLightGo’s lighting kits, the design is clever, utilising the existing builds hidden spots, tucking wires into areas hidden behind these panels with ease. Outside of the panels, the only real deconstruction that’s needed is the large titular sign on the top and the fire lanterns, which are about as fiddly as the install gets.
The gate build install was such a pleasant experience, there was no real stress around trying to ensure the lights fitted into the spots the instructions were telling me to put them. I’ve found in the past that some lighting kits leave very little room for error and a slight deviation from how the connector wires sit between bricks can leave you with wires too short to reach the next component, not here though, there’s some room for creativity if you want to change how the things are hidden away.
The biggest install step of the kit is the main lights that light up the rooms on the back of the set. Pre-wired, with a central light that connects to the bar under the Jurassic Park sign and a couple of spotlights for the sign itself, it is just a case of piping the lights down each side of the build and into gaps that already exist.
Each room at the back gets it’s own individual light, and whilst most of them are a simple warm white, there’s a couple of nice surprises to add variation – my favourite being the animated light used in the server room, simple, yet so cool.
Around to the front of the set and the next phase of the install is the fire lanterns. There’s a couple of ways that LeLightGo could have designed this, and they chose well. I was a little surprised that each group of lanterns only had one light, mounted in the middle of a 2×2 grey plate, rather than individual lights, but this actually turned out to be inspired. Having the plate made the install and hiding of cables so much much easier and the end result is brilliant.
The other big highlight of this part of the kit is that you can wire the lantern lights up to a component included to make them flicker, adding a level of realism to the fire effect. The component has a couple of settings in terms of speed, so you have a few options available to you – check out the video below.
The full install of the gate lighting took me about an hour to complete (not including time to stop and take pictures along the way).
This wasn’t the end, however, there was a couple of installs still to do.
Now, I’ll be completely honest with you, I try and go with as much realism as I can when I’m installing a lighting kit, so I wasn’t overly excited when it came to the lights on the T-Rex herself – it’s been a while since I’ve done any study of dinosaur related things, but I’m pretty sure that no scientific research has ever revealed that the T-Rex had glow-in-the-dark eyes and tongues – I may be wrong, however.
That being said, it is part of this kit and it wasn’t too long before my doubt went away and I saw just how awesome it looked. I was also surprised by how little effort it was with only minimal deconstruction required to get the lights in place.
With Rexy all lit up, the final bit was a nice addition that just completed the whole ensemble, John Hammond’s amber infused walking stick – and it really does look great.
Once completed, and looking at the full kit installation, I felt there was only one thing missing that let the kit down a tiny bit, something to light up the minifigure stand and information panel. It’s not a big deal, but when you see this all lit up in the dark, it’s a noticeable missing element.
Looking back over the whole experience, it’s very consistent with my last LeLightGo install. The components used throughout the kit are high quality, similar to some of the best that I’ve seen from other suppliers.
The variety of components used in the set is also something to note, and whilst a lot of the kit does revolve around the standard light blocks and led stud lights, there are a couple of really nice exceptions that make the finished install so much better.
Overall, the lighting kit ticked every box for me. It was well designed, well thought out, easy to install, and required minimal rebuilding. A very positive experience all round.
The pre-connected component groups make this a brilliant starter kit for those new to lighting kits, there’s very little in the way of fiddling around with tiny connectors.
If you’re looking for a stress-free experience, minimal effort, but a great result, then I can honestly say you won’t go wrong here. This LeLightGo lighting kit is definitely recommended.
As mentioned right at the beginning of the review, this kit was provided to me for review purposes, but every word is my own. I’m wholehearted a fan of this lighting kit.
If you’re interested in purchasing anything from LeLightGo, then use my promo code LIFEINBRICK at the check-out for 25% off all kits.
