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.
329 pieces in 100 part and color combinations, plus 3 minifigures.
LEGO counts 363 pieces. This inventory comes from a separate parts catalog and lists 348, including the 19 parts inside the minifigures; 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.
Wedge Plate 3 x 4 without Stud NotchesBlackPart 4859×1
Wheel Balloon with Axle holeBlackPart 4288Element 4113076 or 428876×4
Windscreen 6 x 4 x 2 CanopyBlackPart 4474Element 4114239 or 447426×2
Wing, Tail 4 x 1 x 3BlackPart 2340Element 6591863 or 4651541×2
Trans-Red
15 pieces
Antenna 1 x 4 with Rounded TopTrans-RedPart 3957aElement 6065498 or 4106520×2
Brick Round 1 x 1 with Fins, Open StudTrans-RedPart 4588Element 458841×2
Brick Round 1 x 1 x 2/3 Light Bulb CoverTrans-RedPart 4770Element 4226863 or 477041×2
Cone 1 x 1 [No Top Groove]Trans-RedPart 4589Element 618841×3
Dish 2 x 2 Inverted [Radar]Trans-RedPart 4740Element 6580377 or 6245303×1
Plate 1 x 1Trans-RedPart 3024Element 6513963 or 6252042×5
Trans-Green
6 pieces
Brick Round 1 x 1 x 2/3 Light Bulb CoverTrans-GreenPart 4770Element 477048×2
Plate 1 x 1Trans-GreenPart 3024Element 6513967 or 6252046×4
Trans-Dark Blue
5 pieces
Hinge Vehicle Roof 4 x 4Trans-Dark BluePart 4213Element 3000143×2
Windscreen 6 x 4 x 2 CanopyTrans-Dark BluePart 4474Element 3006643×3
Trans-Yellow
2 pieces
Plate 1 x 1Trans-YellowPart 3024Element 6513966 or 6252045×2
Minifigures
3 figures
Classic Spaceman, Yellow with Airtanks (3842b Helmet)Minifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Classic Spaceman, Red with Airtanks (3842b Helmet)Minifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Classic Space Droid - Blue, Round BaseMinifigure, 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.
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.