Rule out the usual hiding places first. If the piece really is gone, check the set piece by piece
and leave with the element ID LEGO asks for, or a link to buy the part.
1,499 pieces in 411 part and color combinations, plus 6 minifigures.
LEGO counts 1,517 pieces. This inventory comes from a separate parts catalog and lists 1,525, including the 26 parts inside the minifigures; the two do not always count the same elements, so their totals differ. Spare parts are counted in neither figure.
Before you call it missing
Builders who report a missing piece often find it in one of these places. Tick each one off as you look.
Look-alike colors in this set
These parts appear in this set in two colors that are easy to confuse. If you are one short in one color,
check whether it went in where the other color belongs. Each color has its own element ID in the parts list
at the back of the instructions.
Plate 1 x 2Orange ×4Trans-Orange ×1Trans-Orange is see-through: hold the piece up to a light.
Tile 2 x 6Dark Turquoise ×2Medium Azure ×1Dark Turquoise is darker than Medium Azure.
Brick Sloped 30° 1 x 2 x 2/3Black ×9Dark Blue ×8Black is yellower and darker than Dark Blue.
Tile Special 1 x 1 with Clip with Rounded EdgesBlack ×10Dark Bluish Gray ×2Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Tile Special 1 x 2 with Sloped Walls AKA Money / Gold Bar [Ingot]Black ×3Dark Bluish Gray ×14Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Control Unit, Powered UpWhitePart 28739Element 6569777 or 6465872×1
Technic Beams
3 pieces
Technic Beam 1 x 7 ThickBlackPart 32524Element 4495935 or 4155458×2
Technic Beam 1 x 5 ThickWhitePart 32316Element 4249021 or 4140465×1
Animals / Creatures
2 pieces
Animal, Snow Fox with Black Eyes PrintWhitePart 112411pr0001Element 6530160×2
Minifig Headwear
2 pieces
Helmet, StandardDark BluePart 2446Element 6528685 or 4298612×1
Hat Ushanka with Dark Blue PrintWhitePart 36933pr0003Element 6440878×1
Minifig Headwear Accessories
1 piece
Headwear Accessory Visor Snow GogglesWhitePart 46304Element 6170703 or 45490591 spare in the box×1
Pneumatics
1 piece
Pneumatic T-Piece (T Bar) [New Style]Light Bluish GrayPart 4697bElement 42115081 spare in the box×1
Stickers
1 piece
Sticker Sheet for Set 60470-1[No Color/Any Color]Part 10111695Element 6530427×1
String, Bands and Reels
1 piece
String with End Studs 41L OverallBlackPart 14226c41Element 6096957 or 6074034×1
Supports, Girders and Cranes
1 piece
Hook with TowballDark Bluish GrayPart 30395Element 30395199 or 6347464×1
Tools
1 piece
Brick and Axle Separator v2.0OrangePart 96874Element 6240515 or 4654448×1
Minifigures
6 figures
Ocean / Arctic Explorer, Medium Azure SuitMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Explorer, Reddish Brown Jacket, Dark Brown Hat, Red ScarfMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Arctic Explorer, STEVEGOESNORTH, Orange Suit, Dark Blue Hat and BackpackMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Train Driver, Dark Tan Vest, Medium Azure Legs, Dark Blue HatMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Arctic Explorer, Tina Tarantula, Orange Suit, Dark Orange HairMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Arctic Crane Operator, Red Jacket, Medium Azure Legs, Black HairMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Tick each piece as you find it, or mark it missing.
When a piece really is missing
Ask LEGO
LEGO takes requests for pieces missing from a new set through its customer service site. The form asks for
the set number and each piece's element ID, the number printed beside the piece in the parts list at the back
of the instructions. This checker lists both.
Mark a piece missing and your list links it to an eBay search for that part, which also covers pieces from
older or second-hand sets.
Keep a record
Copy or download your missing list (the CSV opens in any spreadsheet), or print the whole checklist and tick
pieces off on paper. Your marks stay in this browser, so you can check a big set over several sittings.