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.
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.
Brick Sloped 30° 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Cheese Slope)Yellow ×4Trans-Yellow ×2Trans-Yellow is see-through: hold the piece up to a light.
Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid StudOrange ×6Trans-Neon Orange ×6Trans-Neon Orange is see-through: hold the piece up to a light.
Brick 1 x 4Black ×2Dark Bluish Gray ×11Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Brick 1 x 6Black ×1Dark Bluish Gray ×18Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Brick Sloped Inverted 45° 2 x 1Black ×2Dark Bluish Gray ×17Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Plate 1 x 6Black ×4Dark Bluish Gray ×4Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
3 more look-alike pairs
Plate 2 x 4Black ×1Dark Bluish Gray ×3Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Plate 2 x 6Black ×2Dark Bluish Gray ×7Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Plate 4 x 6Black ×4Dark Bluish Gray ×10Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Hair Center PartingTanPart 4530Element 4655371 or 4510090×1
Hat Wide Brim, Outback Style with Wide Belt, Buckle (Fedora)TanPart 61506Element 4540107×1
Minifig Lower Body
11 pieces
Hips and Blue LegsBluePart 970c28Element 6006026 or 4583501×1
Hips and Dark Blue LegsDark BluePart 970c05Element 4569107 or 4162916×1
Hips and Dark Bluish Gray LegsDark Bluish GrayPart 970c12Element 6168713 or 4570433×1
Hips and Green LegsGreenPart 970c31Element 6177344 or 6020793×2
Hips and Light Bluish Gray LegsLight Bluish GrayPart 970c14Element 6154364 or 6020380×1
Hips and Orange LegsOrangePart 970c34Element 6329305 or 4602964×3
Hips and Red LegsRedPart 970c22Element 6006024 or 4582576×1
Hips and White LegsWhitePart 970c27Element 6551364 or 4570434×1
Minifig Upper Body
11 pieces
Torso, Jacket with Pockets & Pen over Sweater, Orange Stripes Print, Blue Arms, Yellow HandsBluePart 973c28h01pr1470Element 6030979 or 4548877×1
Torso, Jacket with Train Logo, Three Gold Buttons, Red Tie, Pencil and Paper in Pocket Print, Dark Blue Arms, Yellow HandsDark BluePart 973c05h01pr1164Element 6023556 or 4275886×1
Torso Shirt with Sunset and Palm Trees Print, Medium Blue Arms, Yellow HandsMedium BluePart 973c32h01pr1517Element 4552605×1
Torso Safety Jacket with Zipper, Pockets, and Blue Shirt Print, Orange Arms, Dark Bluish Gray HandsOrangePart 973c34h12pr1182Element 6031982 or 4275843×1
Torso, Vest with Reflective Safety Stripes, Pocket and Train Logo Print, Blue Arms, Yellow HandsOrangePart 973c28h01pr1183Element 6024018 or 4630735×1
Torso, Green Overalls, Blue Check Shirt with Back Print, Red Arms, Yellow HandsRedPart 973c22h01pr1446Element 4540429×1
Torso, Jacket with White Envelope and Zipper Print (Postal Worker), Red Arms, Yellow HandsRedPart 973c22h01pr1356Element 4521562×1
Torso, Red Arms, Yellow Hands [Plain]RedPart 973c22h01Element 4582740 or 4275872×1
Torso, Classic Space Minifig Floating Print, Green Arms, Yellow HandsWhitePart 973c31h01pr1479Element 4549942×1
Torso, Tank Top with Rainbow Stars Print, Yellow Arms and HandsWhitePart 973c01h01pr1480Element 6157857 or 4549988×1
Torso, Wet Suit with Coast Guard Logo, Zippers and Radio Print, Blue Arms, Yellow HandsYellowPart 973c28h01pr1363Element 4521984×1
Equipment Hand Truck / Sack Barrow FrameRedPart 2495Element 6587292 or 6242131×1
Equipment Goblet / GlassTrans-ClearPart 2343Element 6166107 or 3000240×2
Food Popsicle / LollipopTrans-Neon GreenPart 30222Element 6216057 or 4568173×4
Windscreens and Fuselage
8 pieces
Windscreen 2 x 6 x 2, Wide TopTrans-BrownPart 4176Element 4176111 or 4173328×2
Windscreen 2 x 4 x 2Trans-ClearPart 3823Element 6581801 or 6253681×2
Windscreen 2 x 6 x 2, Wide TopTrans-ClearPart 4176Element 4502193 or 4179426×4
Bricks Wedged
7 pieces
Brick Wedged, Curved Triple 4 x 4 x 2/3, 2 StudsBlackPart 45677Element 4191191×1
Brick Wedged, Curved Triple 4 x 6 x 2/3 with 4 StudsBluePart 52031Element 4294739×1
Brick Wedged, Curved Triple 4 x 6 x 2/3 with 4 StudsDark Bluish GrayPart 52031Element 6592401 or 4294181×1
Brick Wedged, Curved Triple 4 x 6 x 2/3 with 4 StudsGreenPart 52031Element 4503291×1
Brick Wedged, Curved Triple 4 x 6 x 2/3 with 4 StudsRedPart 52031Element 4259903×2
Brick Wedged, Curved Triple 4 x 6 x 2/3 with 4 StudsYellowPart 52031Element 4263142×1
Gear Parts
6 pieces
Storage Bin, Dacta, Medium [New Style]BluePart 54187×1
Activity Card 1, Set 9333-1[No Color/Any Color]Part 4624535Element 4624535×1
Activity Card 2, Set 9333-1[No Color/Any Color]Part 4582331Element 4582331×1
Activity Card 3, Set 9333-1[No Color/Any Color]Part 4582332Element 4582332×1
Activity Card 4, Set 9333-1[No Color/Any Color]Part 4582333Element 4582333×1
Activity Card 5, Set 9333-1[No Color/Any Color]Part 4582334Element 4582334×1
Tiles Special
4 pieces
Tile Special 1 x 2 Grille with Bottom GrooveDark Bluish GrayPart 2412bElement 4210631×4
Containers
3 pieces
Trash Can with 2 Cover HoldersDark Bluish GrayPart 2439Element 4210985×1
Box 2 x 2 x 2 [Hollow Studs]RedPart 4345bElement 4261628 or 434571×1
Box 2 x 2 x 2 Door with SlotWhitePart 4346Element 434601×1
Tubes and Hoses
2 pieces
Flexible Hose 8.5L with Tabless Ends (Fixed Ends same color as Tube)BlackPart 73590c03aElement 6327402 or 6288582×2
Windows and Doors
2 pieces
Door 1 x 3 x 3 Left - Open Between Top and Bottom HingeWhitePart 60658Element 6559464 or 4519346×1
Door 1 x 3 x 3 Right - Open Between Top and Bottom HingeWhitePart 60657Element 4519345×1
Bars, Ladders and Fences
1 piece
Antenna 1 x 4 with Rounded TopWhitePart 3957a×1
Flags, Banners and Signs
1 piece
Road Sign Clip-on 2 x 2 Round with Speed Limit "50" PrintWhitePart 30261pr0008Element 6317588 or 4521341×1
Minifig Shields, Weapons, & Tools
1 piece
Tool Jackhammer / Motor HammerDark Bluish GrayPart 30228Element 4261117 or 4211083×1
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.