LEGO Mindstorms 8527 Mindstorms NXT

LEGO set 8527 Mindstorms NXT, released in 2006 as part of the Mindstorms line, has 579 pieces. Its inventory breaks down into 89 different lots, across 10 colors.

Inventory of set 8527

The inventory of set 8527 lists 579 pieces, spare parts excluded: 89 different lots (one shape in one color) for 88 part shapes. The box also contains 8 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 8527

Main color: black, making up 43% of the parts, followed by light bluish gray (21%) and dark bluish gray (17%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 8527

74 of the 88 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 8527

3 part shapes in set 8527 appear in no other set in the catalog, most often printed elements, stickers or molds specific to the model. If one gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set.

Rebuilding set 8527 from another set

Share of the parts of set 8527 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

Set 9648 Education Resource Set [NXT Supplemental Set] supplies 60% of them: enough to build a good part of the model before filling in the rest piece by piece.

Size of set 8527 within its line

With 579 pieces, set 8527 ranks #9 out of 19 Mindstorms sets in our database, which have an average of 459 parts. Among the 192 sets released in 2006, it ranks #42.