• light kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051, showcase lighting view
  • Light Kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong™ Arcade #72051
  • warm LED glow detail: Bright My Bricks LED lighting kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051
  • LED lights for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051, close-up of the LED lighting detail
  • Bright My Bricks LED light kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051 — installed and glowing
  • Bright My Bricks LED light kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051 — fully illuminated on display
  • light kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051, illuminated at night
  • LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051 lighting effect on the build, with the premium LED light kit
  • LED kit powered on: Bright My Bricks LED lighting kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051
  • LED lights for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051, brightened interior detail
  • Light Kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong™ Arcade #72051
  • LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051 display lighting in a dark room, with the premium LED light kit
light kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051, showcase lighting view
Light Kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong™ Arcade #72051
warm LED glow detail: Bright My Bricks LED lighting kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051
LED lights for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051, close-up of the LED lighting detail
Bright My Bricks LED light kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051 — installed and glowing
Bright My Bricks LED light kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051 — fully illuminated on display
light kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051, illuminated at night
LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051 lighting effect on the build, with the premium LED light kit
LED kit powered on: Bright My Bricks LED lighting kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051
LED lights for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051, brightened interior detail
Light Kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong™ Arcade #72051
LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051 display lighting in a dark room, with the premium LED light kit

Light Kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong™ Arcade #72051

LED Light Kit for #72051

Regular price 69,99 €
Regular price Sale price 69,99 €

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Description

Every kit is built around three things we won't compromise on.

Housing that disappears into the build. Our LED casings and modules clip onto standard studs like any other piece — no adhesive, no brackets, nothing that reads as an add-on once the set is back together.

Wiring you route once and forget. Flat ribbon wire, thin enough to sit under a plate or turn a corner without lifting a brick. Connectors are non-polarised, so there's no wrong way round and no squinting at tiny arrows mid-install.

Light tuned to the set, not to a catalogue. Each kit gets its own brightness balance and effects — flicker for a forge, a slow fade for a cockpit — decided set by set rather than applied from a default.

Delivery & Returns

Fast dispatch. Orders placed before 12 PM (CEST / GMT+2) are dispatched the same day*. All other orders are dispatched the next business day.

Tiered shipping rates. Costs are calculated based on your order value. See our shipping page for full details.

Simple returns. Need to make a return? Visit our returns request page to begin.

*Same-day dispatch is not guaranteed during high-volume sale events.

Shipping & returns policy

Warranty & Disclaimers

Product disclaimer. This listing is for a Bright My Bricks™ LED lighting kit. The LEGO® set shown in our photos and videos is sold separately and is not included. Bright My Bricks is an independent brand with no affiliation to, sponsorship from, or endorsement by the LEGO Group. LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group.

Safety notice. Contains small parts and batteries. Not for children under 3, in line with EN 71-1. Adult supervision required for younger builders during installation and use.

Installation guidelines. Present the connector square to the port and push gently until it seats. If it resists, back off and realign rather than forcing it — forcing a misaligned connector is the one thing that can bend a pin. Handle modules by the housing rather than the wire.

2-year warranty coverage. Every kit is covered for two years, in line with EU consumer law. If a component arrives faulty or fails in normal use, use our Faulty Component Request page and we'll send a replacement.

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Instructions

Digital manuals and video instructions for this light kit are available on our instructions page.

The guide walks through each component and its function, and shares the practices that get the most out of your build.

If any part is missing or damaged, contact us — we're here to help.

Assembly instructions

From Display Piece To CenterpieceDrag the slider to see what your set looks like before and after our LED kit.
Light Kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong™ Arcade #72051 — standard build, without the LED light kit
Light Kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong™ Arcade #72051 — lit with the LED light kit
Features

Light Kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong™ Arcade #72051

No glue, no cut bricks, nothing modified — every LED clips into the cabinet you already built, the wiring hides behind the bezel and inside the body, and the whole kit runs off one USB port. The barrel loop and the joystick keep working. Built for set #72051 specifically: the marquee, the bulb border, the screen backlight and the control panel. Pair it with our newest LEGO light kits.

  • Backlit DONKEY KONG Marquee — Light Kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong™ Arcade #72051

    Backlit DONKEY KONG Marquee

    The red logo header lights from behind, with the two yellow stars picked out as separate warm points. It is the first thing you saw from across a 1981 arcade floor and the first thing anyone will see from across your room.

  • Chasing Bulb Border — Light Kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong™ Arcade #72051

    Chasing Bulb Border

    A run of warm-white LEDs traces the full bezel frame, reproducing the marquee bulb surround that defined cabinet design before backlit plastic took over. Close up you read individual bulbs, not a strip. Browse more in our LEGO Super Mario light kits.

  • CRT Screen Backlight — Light Kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong™ Arcade #72051

    CRT Screen Backlight

    Magenta-violet LEDs sit behind the playfield and push light through the gaps between the pink girders and teal ladders. The black background stops being plastic and starts reading as a lit phosphor screen with Jumpman, the barrels and Donkey Kong in silhouette against it.

  • Control Panel Glow — Light Kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong™ Arcade #72051

    Control Panel Glow

    A focused warm LED brings up the joystick base and the JUMP button on the red control deck. The detail that makes the cabinet look powered on and waiting for a coin rather than posed. Discover more in our best-selling LEGO light kits.

  • Character Roundel Accents — Light Kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong™ Arcade #72051

    Character Roundel Accents

    The four side-art roundels — Donkey Kong, Jumpman and Lady — catch their own soft light against the blue cabinet body. Sidelit artwork was how a cabinet sold itself in a dark arcade, and it works the same on a shelf.

  • What's in the Box, and How It Goes In — Light Kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong™ Arcade #72051

    What's in the Box, and How It Goes In

    Light strings, light boards, connecting cables, a 50 cm USB cable and a numbered guide — pre-wired for set #72051, nothing generic, nothing to cut. The manual is online at lightingmanuals.com (enter the set number or the code on the box), so it is never capped by print length, and the numbered steps let you stop and come back.

Pick Your Version

Select the option that matches your display preferences and lighting needs.

Set it once. Leave it glowing.

For the build that's found its shelf and isn't moving again.

  • Battery Box – compact 3×AAA unit (batteries not included)
  • Full LED set, tuned to this model
  • Custom effects, pre-programmed for this build
  • Precision spotlights on the details worth staring at
  • PDF manual and video guide

Flick it on when you walk in. That's the whole ritual.

How difficult is it to install a light kit in LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051?

A set-specific LED light kit for LEGO® Super Mario Donkey Kong Arcade #72051 is a patient AFOL project rather than a second full build. Sort the components first, follow the set-specific sequence and test each circuit before closing a section.

Donkey Kong landed in arcades in 1981, introduced a carpenter later renamed Mario, and gave Nintendo the hit that built everything after it. Four screens, a barrel-throwing ape and a jump button — the whole grammar of the platform game in one cabinet. The LEGO Super Mario model rebuilds it at display scale with a working barrel loop, and our LED kit supplies the glow that made an arcade an arcade. Find more at our LEGO Super Mario light kits and newest LEGO light kits.

Installs run from about half an hour on a small set to a few hours on a large one. If your cabinet is already assembled, expect to lift a few sections to tuck the wires behind the bezel and inside the cabinet body — the guide shows exactly which. Power is 5V USB from any phone charger or power bank, no battery box, and the LEDs stay cool to the touch. Nothing is glued or forced, and the whole kit comes out later without a trace. Read what collectors say about our kits.

About

Bright My Bricks

Transform your finished build into a true display piece with a Bright My Bricks LED light kit. Designed specifically for this LEGO set, our kit delivers precise, warm illumination that highlights every detail. Note: you are purchasing the lighting kit only; the LEGO set itself is sold separately

Instructions

Every kit ships with a printed quick-start card, a full PDF manual and a step-by-step video. Here is the shape of the job before you open the bag.

  1. Unpack and check

    Step 1: Unpack and check

    Build the LEGO® set first — lighting a half-finished model means taking it apart again. Lay every component out against the parts list before you start: a missing piece found now costs five minutes, found mid-install it costs the session.

  2. Position your LED lights

    Step 2: Position your LED lights

    Each LED goes in a spot the guide names. Thread the wire between bricks as you go rather than at the end — routing is the one step worth taking slowly, and it is what separates a kit you notice from one you do not.

  3. Wire your power system

    Step 3: Wire your power system

    Seat each cable in its module. Present the connector square and push gently; if it resists, back off and realign rather than forcing it. A forced connector is the one thing that bends a pin.

  4. Power up and check

    Step 4: Power up and check

    Test everything before you close it up. Confirm each LED lights, then hide any wire that shows. A dead connection found now is trivial; found once the set is sealed, it is not.

  5. Perfect your display

    Step 5: Perfect your display

    Tuck the last of the wire out of sight and put the set where it belongs. Installed as directed, the build looks untouched — until you switch it on.

The last step isn't in this guide. It's the evening you finish, turn the room lights off, and watch something you spent weeks on hold its own glow. That is the moment the kit was built for.

Customer Reviews

FAQs

Do I need any special skills or tools?

No. If you can build the set, you can light it. Everything is plug-and-play — no soldering, no wiring knowledge, no tools beyond your hands. The manual walks each step with photos.

Do I have to take my set apart?

Rarely more than partially. You'll lift a few plates and open a few sections to route wire and seat LEDs. The guide tells you exactly which ones, zone by zone, so you're never guessing.

How is the kit powered?

Two options, both included in the design: a battery module (3×AAA, batteries not supplied) for sets you move around, or USB into any power bank, wall adapter or computer for a display that stays lit.

Will the wires show?

Not once installed as directed. The wire is flat ribbon, thin enough to run under a plate or between studs without breaking clutch. Routing is the one part of installation worth taking slowly — done properly, the set looks untouched.

Is it safe for my bricks?

Yes. The whole system runs at 5V with micro-LEDs that don't heat up, so there's nothing to warp, melt or discolour. Components are tested against international safety standards, and nothing in the kit modifies or marks a brick — the installation is fully reversible.

What if a part is missing or faulty?

Use our Faulty Component Request page and we'll send a replacement. Two-year cover, in line with EU consumer law.

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