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.
1,623 pieces in 202 part and color combinations, plus 9 minifigures.
LEGO counts 1,664 pieces. This inventory comes from a separate parts catalog and lists 1,668, including the 45 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.
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.
Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid StudOrange ×1Trans-Orange ×3Trans-Orange is see-through: hold the piece up to a light.
Plate 1 x 8Reddish Brown ×2Dark Brown ×13Reddish Brown is redder and lighter than Dark Brown.
Plate 1 x 2Black ×12Dark Blue ×25Black is yellower and darker than Dark Blue.
Brick 1 x 1 x 5 with Blocked Open or Hollow StudBlack ×3Dark Bluish Gray ×2Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Animal Body Part, Shark Body, without Bottom TubeDark Bluish GrayPart 2547Element 4210781×1
Plants & Trees
1 piece
Plant, CarrotOrangePart 33172Element 6424015 or 6103249×1
String, Bands and Reels
1 piece
Chain 16L [21 Links]Dark Bluish GrayPart 60169Element 6258887 or 4516456×1
Technic Beams
1 piece
Technic Beam 1 x 3 ThickBlackPart 32523Element 4142822 or 3252326×1
Minifigures
9 figures
Pirate - Captain, Pearl Gold Hook, BicorneMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Soldier (Imperial Soldier II) - Governor, Dark Blue PlumeMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Soldier (Imperial Soldier II) - Long Moustache, Red PlumeMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Soldier (Imperial Soldier II) - Printed Shako, Brown BeardMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Soldier (Imperial Soldier II) - Printed Shako, Cheek LinesMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Soldier (Imperial Soldier II) - Printed Shako, ScowlMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Soldier (Imperial Soldier II) - Printed Shako, Gray BeardMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Maiden - Dark Brown HairMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Pirate - Blue Vest, Short Tan Legs, Red BandanaMinifigure, 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.