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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.

Mud Masher / Desert Stormer

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8226 Mud Masher / Desert Stormer

121 pieces in 35 part and color combinations.

LEGO counts 127 pieces. This inventory comes from a separate parts catalog and lists 121; 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.

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Piece checklist

Black 74 pieces

  • Hose, Ribbed 7mm D. 14L / 11.2cm Black Part 78c14 Element 6143035 or 4275297 ×2
  • Hose, Ribbed 7mm D. 9L / 7.2cm Black Part 78c09 Element 6443871 or 6420612 ×2
  • Plate 1 x 4 Black Part 3710 Element 371026 ×2
  • Plate Round 2 x 2 with Axle Hole Type 1 (+ Opening) Black Part 4032a Element 403226 ×4
  • Plate Round 2 x 2 with Rounded Bottom [Boat Stud] Black Part 2654 Element 4617551 or 4278359 ×2
  • Rubber Band Medium (Square Cross Section) Thin Cut Black Part 70012 Element 70012 4 spares in the box ×2
  • Technic Axle 4 Black Part 3705 Element 370526 ×4
  • Technic Axle 6 Black Part 3706 Element 370626 ×5
  • Technic Axle 8 Black Part 3707 Element 370726 ×3
  • Technic Axle Connector with Axle Hole Black Part 32039 Element 4107081 or 3203926 ×2
  • Technic Axle and Pin Connector Angled #1 Black Part 32013 Element 6284699 or 4107085 ×4
  • Technic Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular Black Part 6536 Element 6261371 or 4173668 ×3
  • Technic Beam 1 x 3 Thin Black Part 6632 Element 6331723 or 4107828 ×2
  • Technic Beam 1 x 4 Thin with Stud Connector Black Part 2825 Element 6331570 or 4107136 ×4
  • Technic Beam 1 x 9 Bent (6 - 4) Thick Black Part 6629 Element 6279881 or 4119800 ×5
  • Technic Brick 1 x 2 with Axle Hole Type 1 [+ Opening] and Bottom Pin Black Part 32064a Element 6178922 or 4233487 ×2
  • Technic Brick 1 x 8 [7 Pin Holes] Black Part 3702 Element 370226 ×2
  • Technic Pin Long with Friction Ridges Lengthwise, 2 Center Slots Black Part 6558 Element 655826 ×2
  • Technic Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise and Center Slots Black Part 2780 Element 4121715 or 278026 1 spare in the box ×10
  • Technic Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise and Towball - Square Pin Hole Black Part 6628b ×3
  • Technic Steering Arm with 2 Pins Black Part 32069 Element 6278276 or 4114671 ×4
  • Tile 2 x 2 with Groove Black Part 3068b Element 306826 ×1
  • Tyre 43.2 x 28 Balloon Small Black Part 6579 Element 657926 ×4

Light Gray 28 pieces

  • Technic Axle Pin without Friction Ridges Lengthwise Light Gray Part 3749 Element 4184168 or 4154179 ×8
  • Technic Axle Towball Light Gray Part 2736 Element 273602 ×2
  • Technic Bush Light Gray Part 3713 Element 4125313 or 659002 ×2
  • Technic Bush 1/2 Smooth with Axle Hole Reduced Light Gray Part 32123a 1 spare in the box ×16

Red 13 pieces

  • Technic Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular 3L with Pin Hole Red Part 32068 Element 4114742 ×4
  • Technic Beam 1 x 9 Bent (6 - 4) Thick Red Part 6629 Element 6534282 or 6394730 ×2
  • Technic Beam 3 x 3 L-Shape Thin Red Part 32056 Element 6609332 or 6271816 ×2
  • Technic Seat / Chair [3 x 2 Base] Red Part 2717 Element 271721 ×1
  • Wheel 43.2 x 28 Balloon Small Red Part 6580 Element 4496703 or 4218279 ×4

Dark Gray 5 pieces

  • Technic Axle 3 with Stud Dark Gray Part 6587 Element 4113884 or 658727 ×4
  • Technic Link 1 x 6 with Stoppers Dark Gray Part 32005b Element 4100406 ×1

[No Color/Any Color] 1 piece

  • Sticker Sheet for Set 8226-1 [No Color/Any Color] Part 71820 Element 4114727 ×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.

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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.

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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.

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