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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.

Steampunk Inventor

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71048-12 Steampunk Inventor

6 pieces in 6 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

Minifig Accessories 2 pieces

  • Equipment Hand Armor Pearl Gold Part 15407 Element 6518127 ×1
  • Food Ice Cream Scoops White Part 6254 Element 6458475 or 625401 ×1

Plates Special 2 pieces

  • Plate Special 3 x 4 with 1 x 4 Center Studs [Plain] Black Part 88646 Element 6076678 or 4571146 ×1
  • Plate Special Round 1 x 1 with Hollow Stud and Horizontal Bar 1L Pearl Gold Part 32828 Element 6335111 1 spare in the box ×1

Bars, Ladders and Fences 1 piece

  • Bar 1L with Clip [Cut Edges and One Side Hole] [Full Clip] Dark Bluish Gray Part 3484 Element 6439040 ×1

Tiles Round and Curved 1 piece

  • Tile Round 1 x 1 with Gauge, White/Copper Field Print Reddish Brown Part 98138pr0430 Element 6510700 1 spare in the box ×1

Minifigures 1 figure

  • Steampunk Inventor 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.