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Articles about LEGO Brick Labels, my collection of over 1000 labels for common LEGO parts, created by Brick Architect founder Tom Alphin.

(Visit brickarchitect.com/labels to download and learn more.)

New LEGO Mindstorms; New Labels for Hubs, Motors, and Sensors.

After 7 years, LEGO is finally releasing an updated MINDSTORMS set which uses the new “Powered Up” standard. I’ve celebrated by releasing a beta version of LEGO Brick Labels for these next-generation electronics.

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Brick Labels · Mindstorms

#51515 LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor was announced today, replacing the 7-year old #31313 LEGO Mindstorms EV3 set for consumers. (The new set uses many of the same components as the recently released #45678 LEGO Education SPIKE Prime Set.)

#51515 LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor (Coming soon)

#51515 LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor (Coming soon)

#51515 LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor — $359.99 (359.99€ / £329.99), 949 pieces, ages 10+. (Available early in Q4 2020)

Beta version of LEGO Brick Labels for Powered Up components.

Beta version of LEGO Brick Labels for Powered Up components.

I’m most excited because this means that almost all LEGO Electronics components have finally moved away from proprietary connectors, in favor of the new Powered Up interface. To celebrate this milestone, I’ve released a “beta” version of new labels for all of the current Powered Up components.

Download and learn more on a new page that explains the Powered Up system.

Will you be adding the new Powered-up compatible MINDSTORMS set to your collection this fall?

ɴᴇᴡ: LEGO Brick Labels 3.4

Version 3.4 adds 66 new labels, for a total of 1263 parts!

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Brick Labels

This update includes popular new pieces, more minifig accessories, and some common LEGO Train pieces.

Version 3.4 adds 66 new labels.

Version 3.4 adds 66 new labels.

This update also adds some older parts which have continued to grow in popularity over time, and some of the parts requested by Brick Architect readers like you. Thanks for your support!

Learn more and download at brickarchitect.com/labels.

Updates to LEGO Brick Labels page

LEGO Brick Labels is one of the most popular resources provided here at Brick Architect, but I hadn’t updated the page where you can download and learn more in 4 years!

The updated page includes an up-to-date list of compatible label printers. It’s also shorter, easier to read, and encourages readers to visit my LEGO Storage Guide to learn more about storage solutions.

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Interview about LEGO Brick Labels

Richard at The Rambling Brick just posted an interview about my LEGO Brick Labels collection.

In the interview, I explain how each label is made, the criteria for inclusion in the label collection, and challenges in designing great labels. You’ll also learn a bit about my favorite parts and colors, as well as my day job and some of my non-LEGO Hobbies.

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ɴᴇᴡ: LEGO Brick Labels 3.3

Version 3.3 adds 74 new labels, for a total of 1197 labels!

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Brick Labels

This update includes popular new elements from late 2019 and a few extremely useful parts which were just introduced in 2020.

Version 3.3 adds 74 new labels!

Version 3.3 adds 74 new labels!

This update also adds some older parts which have continued to grow in popularity over time, and some of the parts requested by Brick Architect readers like you. Thanks for your support!

Learn more and download at brickarchitect.com/labels.

LEGO Brick Labels 3.1

The new version includes 48 new labels, for a total of 1069 labels!

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Brick Labels · Storage

Version 3.1 focuses on two things: New parts released since last fall, and “common” parts which were missing from the collection. (This included a lot of propeller parts which are quite common, but were not included in the collection until now.)

Version 3.1 adds 48 new labels.

Version 3.1 adds 48 new labels.

Download LEGO Brick Labels and learn more!

LEGO Brick Labels 3.0

I updated the collection to include 66 new labels, for a total of 1021 labels!

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Brick Labels · Storage

In addition to new labels, version 3.0 has more consistent file and folder names, a more consistent scale for images of basic parts, and a separate folder containing just those labels new for this version.

LEGO Brick Labels 3.0 adds 66 new labels.

LEGO Brick Labels 3.0 adds 66 new labels.

Be sure to visit LEGO Brick Labels to learn more.