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Helicopter and Pilot

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253-2 Helicopter and Pilot

49 pieces in 23 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.

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.

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Piece checklist

Red 18 pieces

  • Brick 1 x 4 Red Part 3010 Element 301021 ×1
  • Brick 1 x 6 Red Part 3009 Element 300921 ×3
  • Brick 2 x 10 Red Part 3006 Element 4617857 or 300621 ×1
  • Brick 2 x 3 without Cross Supports Red Part 3002a ×8
  • Brick 2 x 4 without Cross Supports Red Part 3001a ×4
  • Plate 6 x 8 Red Part 3036 Element 303671 or 303621 ×1

White 10 pieces

  • Arm Holder Brick 2 x 2 with Hole and 2 Arms White Part 792c03 ×1
  • Arm Piece with Towball Socket, 3 Fingers White Part 3613 Element 4114147 ×2
  • Brick 2 x 2 without Inside Ridges White Part 3003a Also in Trans-Clear ×1
  • Plate 1 x 8 White Part 3460 Element 6550141 or 346001 ×4
  • Plate Special 2 x 3 with Helicopter Rotor Holder White Part 3462 ×1
  • Propeller 4 Blade 5 Diameter with Hole for Rotor Holder White Part 3461 ×1

Blue 8 pieces

  • Brick 1 x 4 Blue Part 3010 Element 301023 ×4
  • Brick 2 x 10 Blue Part 3006 Element 4615600 or 300623 ×2
  • Brick Sloped 33° 3 x 2 Blue Part 3298 Element 6294307 or 6141996 ×1
  • Plate 6 x 10 Blue Part 3033 Element 6339304 or 4541680 ×1

Trans-Clear 8 pieces

  • Brick 1 x 6 Trans-Clear Part 3009 Element 4235131 or 4130397 ×3
  • Brick 2 x 2 without Inside Ridges Trans-Clear Part 3003a Also in White ×3
  • Brick 2 x 3 without Cross Supports Trans-Clear Part 3002a ×2

Yellow 3 pieces

  • Homemaker Figure Head with Eyes, Glasses and Smile Print Yellow Part 685pr0002 ×1
  • Plate Round 1 x 1 with Towball and Round Hole [Maxifig Hand] Yellow Part 3614a ×2

Black 1 piece

  • Brick 2 x 2 without Inside Ridges Black Part 3003a ×1

Brown 1 piece

  • Homemaker Hair Short Brown Part upn0225 ×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.

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