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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.

Hannah Hippopotamus, Gardener

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3787 Hannah Hippopotamus, Gardener

15 pieces in 10 part and color combinations.

LEGO counts 8 pieces. This inventory comes from a separate parts catalog and lists 15; 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

Yellow 4 pieces

  • Fabuland Figure Hippo 1 Yellow Part fabfig0012c01pr0001 ×1
  • Plant, Flower - Small Yellow Part 3742 1 spare in the box ×3

Red 3 pieces

  • Fabuland, Equipment Lawnmower [Complete] Red Part fabupn0001c01 ×1
  • Fabuland, Equipment Wheelbarrow with One Center Wheel Clips Red Part 503 Element 4178786 ×1
  • Wheel Centre Small with Stub Axles (Pulley Wheel) Red Part 3464 Element 4180583 or 346421 ×1

White 3 pieces

  • Plant, Flower - Small White Part 3742 1 spare in the box ×3

Green 2 pieces

  • Plant, Flower Stem Green Part 3741 Element 6277589 or 374128 ×2

Black 1 piece

  • Tyre 14 x 4 Smooth Small Single Black Part 3139 Element 313926 ×1

Brown 1 piece

  • Fabuland, Equipment Rake Brown Part 4324 Element 4141373 ×1

Light Gray 1 piece

  • Equipment Shovel [Fabuland] Light Gray Part 556 Element 4141526 or 4106935 ×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.