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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.

Basic Building Set in Cardboard

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005 Basic Building Set in Cardboard

35 pieces in 9 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

Red 17 pieces

  • Brick 1 x 2 Red Part 3004 Element 4613961 or 300421 ×3
  • Brick 2 x 2 without Inside Ridges Red Part 3003a ×3
  • Brick 2 x 3 without Cross Supports Red Part 3002a ×3
  • Brick 2 x 4 without Cross Supports Red Part 3001a ×8

White 17 pieces

  • Brick 1 x 2 White Part 3004 Element 6548257 or 4613964 ×3
  • Brick 2 x 2 without Inside Ridges White Part 3003a ×3
  • Brick 2 x 3 without Cross Supports White Part 3002a ×3
  • Brick 2 x 4 without Cross Supports White Part 3001a ×8

Light Gray 1 piece

  • Brick 10 x 10 without Bottom Tubes, with '+' Cross Support (early Baseplate) Light Gray Part 733ex ×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.