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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.

Star Quest

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1974-4 Star Quest

31 pieces in 17 part and color combinations, plus 1 minifigure.

The piece count includes the 6 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

Black 18 pieces

  • Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 2 Fingers and Hollow Studs Black Part 4276b Element 4264363 or 4256402 ×2
  • Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 3 Fingers On Side Black Part 2452 Element 245226 ×2
  • Plate 1 x 2 Black Part 3023 Element 302326 ×4
  • Plate 2 x 2 Corner Black Part 2420 Element 242026 ×2
  • Plate 2 x 8 Black Part 3034 Element 303426 ×1
  • Plate Special 1 x 1 with Clip Light, Bar Hole [Thick Ring] Black Part 4081b Element 6281993 or 4632571 ×2
  • Plate Special 1 x 2 with Handles [Flat Ends / Low Attachment] Black Part 3839b Element 383926 ×1
  • Plate Special 1 x 4 Offset with Bar Holes Black Part 4590 Element 6002559 or 4278029 ×2
  • Wedge Plate 3 x 4 without Stud Notches Black Part 4859 ×2

White 7 pieces

  • Bracket 3 x 2 - 2 x 2 [aka Space Seat] White Part 4598 Element 6101992 or 6024078 ×1
  • Brick Sloped 33° 3 x 2 with Classic Space Logo Print White Part 3298pr0039 ×1
  • Tile 1 x 1 with Computer Targeting Display Print White Part 3070bpr0039 ×1
  • Tile 1 x 1 with Red and Black Buttons Print White Part 3070bpr0031 ×1
  • Tile Special 1 x 2 Grille without Bottom Groove White Part 2412a ×1
  • Wedge Plate 3 x 4 without Stud Notches White Part 4859 Element 4215973 or 4199395 ×2

Trans-Dark Blue 4 pieces

  • Dish 2 x 2 Inverted [Radar] Trans-Dark Blue Part 4740 Element 6580383 or 6398233 ×4

Trans-Red 2 pieces

  • Antenna 1 x 4 with Rounded Top Trans-Red Part 3957a Element 6065498 or 4106520 ×2

Minifigures 1 figure

  • Futuron Spaceman, Black with Airtanks and Dark Blue Visor, White Helmet 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.