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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.

Aeroplane

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1281 Aeroplane

21 pieces in 16 part and color combinations, plus 1 minifigure.

LEGO counts 24 pieces. This inventory comes from a separate parts catalog and lists 25, including the 4 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.

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Piece checklist

Bricks 3 pieces

  • Brick 2 x 4 Black Part 3001 Element 300126 ×1
  • Brick 1 x 2 Tan Part 3004 Element 4109995 or 300405 ×2

Bricks Curved 3 pieces

  • Brick Curved 1 x 2 x 1 1/3 with Curved Top Black Part 6091 Element 6383142 or 6184784 ×2
  • Brick Curved 2 x 2, Two Top Studs Dark Gray Part 30165 Element 4113953 ×1

Plates Special 3 pieces

  • Plate Special 1 x 1 with Clip Light, Bar Hole [Thick Ring] Light Gray Part 4081b Element 408102 ×2
  • Plate Special 2 x 2 with Wheel Holder Light Gray Part 4488 Element 448802 ×1

Bricks Sloped 2 pieces

  • Brick Sloped Inverted 45° 4 x 4 Double with 4 x 2 Recessed Dark Gray Part 4854 Element 4193579 or 4120395 ×1
  • Brick Sloped 33° 3 x 2 Tan Part 3298 Element 6020375 or 4542401 ×1

Plates 2 pieces

  • Plate 1 x 2 Tan Part 3023 Element 4113917 or 302305 ×1
  • Plate 2 x 4 Tan Part 3020 Element 4114309 or 302005 ×1

Plates Round Curved and Dishes 2 pieces

  • Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid Stud Trans-Clear Part 6141 Element 6514052 or 6240030 ×2

Plates Wedged 2 pieces

  • Wedge Plate 3 x 3 Cut Corner Light Gray Part 2450 Element 245002 ×2

Minifig Accessories 1 piece

  • Equipment Binoculars Dark Gray Part 30162 Element 4109923 ×1

Minifig Shields, Weapons, & Tools 1 piece

  • Weapon Gun / Pistol / Revolver Large Barrel, Long Grip Dark Gray Part 30132 Element 4105286 ×1

Tiles Special 1 piece

  • Tile Special 1 x 2 with Handle Dark Gray Part 2432 Element 4107492 or 243227 ×1

Transportation - Sea and Air 1 piece

  • Propeller 3 Blade Small Black Part 2421 Element 6170693 or 4289255 ×1

Minifigures 1 figure

  • Mike Minifigure, 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.

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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