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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.

BB-8

Checking

40288 BB-8

48 pieces in 18 part and color combinations.

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

White 25 pieces

  • Dish 4 x 4 Inverted [Radar] with BB-8 Droid Print White Part 3960pr0033 Element 6217419 ×5
  • Dome Hemisphere 4 x 4 with BB-8 Droid Pattern White Part 86500pr0005 Element 6253126 ×1
  • Plate 1 x 1 White Part 3024 Element 6548262 or 302401 1 spare in the box ×8
  • Plate 1 x 2 White Part 3023 Element 6552100 or 6548261 ×4
  • Plate Round 4 x 4 with Pin Hole White Part 60474 Element 6564904 or 4515347 ×1
  • Plate Special 4 x 4 with 2 x 2 Opening White Part 64799 Element 6601849 or 6167450 ×2
  • Tile Round 1 x 1 Quarter White Part 25269 Element 6548285 or 6172366 1 spare in the box ×4

Light Bluish Gray 10 pieces

  • Brick 1 x 1 Light Bluish Gray Part 3005 Element 4211389 ×4
  • Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid Stud Light Bluish Gray Part 6141 Element 4211525 1 spare in the box ×2
  • Plate Round 4 x 4 with Pin Hole Light Bluish Gray Part 60474 Element 4515351 ×1
  • Technic Universal Joint 3L [Complete Assembly] Light Bluish Gray Part 61903 Element 6335279 or 6321309 ×1
  • Tile Round 1 x 1 Quarter Light Bluish Gray Part 25269 Element 6176433 1 spare in the box ×2

Red 5 pieces

  • Brick Special 1 x 2 x 1 2/3 with 4 Studs on 1 Side Red Part 22885 Element 6135130 ×4
  • Tile Special Round 2 x 2 with Hole Red Part 15535 Element 6102138 ×1

Orange 4 pieces

  • Tile Special 2 x 2 Corner with Cut Corner - Facet Orange Part 27263 Element 6184997 ×4

Green 2 pieces

  • Plate Round 2 x 2 with Axle Hole Type 1 (+ Opening) Green Part 4032a Element 403228 ×2

Tan 1 piece

  • Technic Axle Pin without Friction Ridges Lengthwise Tan Part 3749 Element 4666579 or 4186017 ×1

Yellow 1 piece

  • Technic Axle 3 Yellow Part 4519 Element 6130007 ×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.