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.
416 pieces in 101 part and color combinations, plus 3 minifigures.
LEGO counts 425 pieces. This inventory comes from a separate parts catalog and lists 428, including the 12 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.
Wire with 2-Prong Connectors, 12V / 4.5V 28LLight GrayPart upn0123c28×1
Yellow
50 pieces
Brick 1 x 1YellowPart 3005Element 300524×8
Brick 1 x 2YellowPart 3004Element 4613966 or 300424×11
Brick 1 x 4YellowPart 3010Element 301024×2
Brick 1 x 6YellowPart 3009Element 300924×1
Brick Special 1 x 2 with Digger Bucket Arm HolderYellowPart 3317Element 331724×1
Construction Vehicle Bucket Smooth 3 x 5 x 1 & 1/3YellowPart 3433Element 343324×1
Plate 1 x 2YellowPart 3023Element 302324×4
Plate 1 x 4YellowPart 3710Element 371024×5
Plate 2 x 3YellowPart 3021Element 302124×2
Plate 2 x 4YellowPart 3020Element 302024×1
Plate 2 x 6YellowPart 3795Element 379524×1
Steering Stand 1 x 2 with Black Steering WheelYellowPart 3829c01Element 9553×1
Window 1 x 2 x 3 ShutterYellowPart 3856Element 4141366 or 4108107×8
Window 1 x 4 x 3YellowPart 3853Element 4189096 or 385324×4
Dark Gray
40 pieces
Train Track Sleeper Plate 2 x 8 without Cable GroovesDark GrayPart 767×40
Trans-Clear
6 pieces
Glass for Train Door Lip On Top and BottomTrans-ClearPart 4183Element 418340×4
Glass for Train Window 1 x 2 x 3Trans-ClearPart 4036Element 403640×1
Glass for Train Window 1 x 4 x 3Trans-ClearPart 4034Element 403440×1
Trans-Red
6 pieces
Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid StudTrans-RedPart 6141Element 6514051 or 6208450×6
Trans-Yellow
6 pieces
Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid StudTrans-YellowPart 6141Element 6514056 or 6240216×6
Blue
5 pieces
Battery Box, Train Car with Black Base, Red Wheels and MagnetsBluePart 3443c02×1
Brick 1 x 2BluePart 3004Element 4613959 or 300423×4
White
2 pieces
Train Level Crossing Gate Type 1, Assembly with Blue Base & Red Handle (Left)WhitePart 815c02×1
Train Level Crossing Gate Type 1, Assembly with Blue Base & Red Handle (Right)WhitePart 815c01×1
[No Color/Any Color]
1 piece
Sticker Sheet for Set 7720-1[No Color/Any Color]Part 191895×1
Minifigures
3 figures
Man, Blue Shirt, Blue Legs, Red Hard HatMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Man - Blue Jacket, Blue Legs, Red HatMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Man - Blue Jacket, Blue Legs, Red HatMinifigure, 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.