LEGO London Black Cab

A full LEGO London black cab build-along, part by part, on a wet London night street: real wheels, glass, a lit TAXI sign and every part listed.

235bricks

14colours

55different parts

No basestands on its own

Watch the full build on YouTube

Build it yourself

Step-by-step build plan

Spin the model in 3D, step through every brick and tick off your progress, or print the PDF. 8 steps, 235 bricks, a parts list for every step. Try the first 3 steps free.

View the plan · £2.99

Parts list

Every brick by size and real LEGO colour (the standard “Brick” part numbers, as used by Rebrickable and BrickLink).

Black181 bricks

Brick	Part no.	Qty
Brick Slope 30 1 × 1	54200	36
Brick Brick 1 × 1	3005	32
Brick Slope curved 4 × 1	93273	12
Brick Plate 2 × 8	3034	10
Brick Brick 1 × 2	3004	9
Brick Plate 2 × 6	3795	7
Brick Brick 1 × 1 side-stud	87087	6
Brick Tile 1 × 1	3070b	6
Brick Tile 1 × 2	3069b	5
Brick Tyre	11209	4
Brick Wheel arch 4 × 3	1846	4
Brick Brick 1 × 6	3009	4
Brick Brick 1 × 4	3010	4
Brick Brick 2 × 2 round corner	3063b	4
Brick Tile 2 × 2 round corner	27925	4
Brick Window 1 × 3x2	6798	4
Brick Slope 45 2 × 1	3040b	4
Brick Plate 1 × 8	3460	3
Brick Tile 1 × 4	2431	3
Brick Brick 2 × 3	3002	3
Brick Plate 2 × 4	3020	3
Brick Technic a × le 8	3707	2
Brick Brick 1 × 8	3008	2
Brick Brick 1 × 3	3622	2
Brick Tile 1 × 8	4162	2
Brick Tile 1 × 6	6636	2
Brick Window 1 × 2x2	60592	2
Brick Brick 1 × 2 side-studs	11211	1
Brick Brick 2 × 2	3003	1

Dark Bluish Gray12 bricks

Brick	Part no.	Qty
Brick Technic brick 1 × 2	3700	4
Brick Plate 2 × 8	3034	3
Brick Plate 2 × 3	3021	2
Brick Plate 2 × 6	3795	1
Brick Plate 2 × 2	3022	1
Brick Tile 1 × 1	3070b	1

Trans-Clear8 bricks

Brick	Part no.	Qty
Brick Glass 1 × 3x2	7757	4
Brick Glass 1 × 2x2	60601	2
Brick Windscreen 2 × 4	3823	2

Flat Silver6 bricks

Brick	Part no.	Qty
Brick Wheel rim	11208	4
Brick Tile 1 × 1 round	98138	2

Pearl Light Gray6 bricks

Brick	Part no.	Qty
Brick Plate 1 × 4	3710	4
Brick Brick 1 × 2 grille	2877	1
Brick Tile 1 × 2 grille	2412b	1

Tan5 bricks

Brick	Part no.	Qty
Brick Plate 1 × 2	3023	2
Brick Plate 1 × 4	3710	1
Brick Plate 2 × 2	3022	1
Brick Brick 1 × 2	3004	1

Light Bluish Gray4 bricks

Brick	Part no.	Qty
Brick Plate 1 × 4	3710	4

Trans-Yellow4 bricks

Brick	Part no.	Qty
Brick Brick 1 × 2 clear	3065	4

Trans-Red2 bricks

Brick	Part no.	Qty
Brick Tile 1 × 1 round	98138	2

White2 bricks

Brick	Part no.	Qty
Brick Tile 1 × 1 round	98138	2

Medium Nougat2 bricks

Brick	Part no.	Qty
Brick Plate 1 × 1 round	6141	2

Yellow1 bricks

Brick	Part no.	Qty
Brick Tile 1 × 2	3069b	1

Dark Blue1 bricks

Brick	Part no.	Qty
Brick Brick 1 × 1	3005	1

Dark Red1 bricks

Brick	Part no.	Qty
Brick Brick 1 × 1	3005	1

Buy the bricks

BrickLink wanted list: download the wanted list (XML), then on bricklink.com go to Want → Upload, upload the file and shop the matching sellers.
Rebrickable: open the parts list
Just want “close enough” now? A big LEGO Classic brick box (affiliate link) covers the basics, though not every colour.

Not sure where to start? Read how to buy the bricks for a custom build.

Did you know?

London cab drivers learn The Knowledge: 320 routes and around 25,000 streets.
Drivers learn every street within a six-mile radius of Charing Cross.
The Austin FX4 black cab was built from 1958 until 1997.

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3D model credit: Original design by Watchamabuildit. Proportions checked against photos and a CC-BY 3D scan of an Austin FX4 ("Austin London Taxi for 3D-printing" by fishermans garage, Sketchfab). Built from real LEGO parts.

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