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LEGO Missing Piece Checker

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.

Holiday Elf

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71002-7 Holiday Elf

4 pieces in 4 part and color combinations, plus 1 minifigure.

The piece count includes the 4 parts inside the set's minifigures, which this inventory lists separately. 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.

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Piece checklist

Animals / Creatures 1 piece

  • Animal, Bear / Teddy, Arms Down with Black Eyes, Nose, Mouth and Red Bow Tie Print Reddish Brown Part 98382pr0002 Element 6040611 ×1

Bricks 1 piece

  • Brick 2 x 2 Red Part 3003 Element 4103590 or 300371 ×1

Plates Special 1 piece

  • Plate Special 3 x 4 with 1 x 4 Center Studs [Plain] Black Part 88646 Element 6076678 or 4571146 ×1

Tiles 1 piece

  • Tile 2 x 2 with Gold Bow Print Red Part 3068bpr0009 Element 6040613 ×1

Minifigures 1 figure

  • Holiday Elf (CMF) Minifigure, 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.

Request a replacement from LEGO

Buy the piece

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.