Missing Piece Checker: 4481 Hailfire Droid

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4481 Hailfire Droid

680 pieces in 78 part and color combinations.

LEGO counts 681 pieces. This inventory comes from a separate parts catalog and lists 680; 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.

Every bag and the box. Shake out each bag, check its corners and seams, and look inside the empty box.
Inside what you have built. Small pieces lodge inside tubes, under plates and between studs. Turn the model over and look.
The last few steps. Compare each recent step with its parts callout. A piece used in the wrong place earlier leaves you one short later.
Look-alike colors. 1 part in this set come in two colors that are easy to mix up; they are listed below.
The spare pieces. This set comes with 8 spare pieces, marked on each row of the checklist. One may be the piece you need.
The floor and your building area. Check under furniture, the chair and the edges of your building surface.

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.

Technic Axle Connector Ridged [with x Hole x Orientation] Light Gray ×30 Pearl Light Gray ×1 Light Gray is yellower than Pearl Light Gray.

Piece checklist

Technic Pins 176 pieces

Technic Pin Long with Friction Ridges Lengthwise and Stop Bush [3 Lateral Holes, Big Pin Hole] Black Part 32054 Element 4140801 or 4107742 ×30
Technic Pin Long with Friction Ridges Lengthwise, 2 Center Slots Black Part 6558 Element 655826 ×31
Technic Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise and Center Slots Black Part 2780 Element 4121715 or 278026 1 spare in the box ×74
Technic Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise and Towball Black Part 6628 Element 4184169 or 662826 ×4
Technic Axle Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise Blue Part 43093 Element 4309323 or 4206482 ×4
Technic Axle Towball Light Gray Part 2736 Element 273602 ×1
Technic Pin 1/2 without Friction Ridges Light Gray Part 4274 Element 427402 1 spare in the box ×8
Technic Pin without Friction Ridges Lengthwise Light Gray Part 3673 Element 4184166 or 367302 1 spare in the box ×4
Technic Axle Pin without Friction Ridges Lengthwise Tan Part 3749 Element 4666579 or 4186017 ×20

Technic Axles 161 pieces

Technic Axle 10 Black Part 3737 Element 373726 ×2
Technic Axle 2 Notched Black Part 32062 Element 4109810 or 3206226 ×31
Technic Axle 4 Black Part 3705 Element 370526 ×31
Technic Axle 6 Black Part 3706 Element 370626 ×4
Technic Axle 3 with Stud Dark Gray Part 6587 Element 4113884 or 658727 ×32
Technic Axle 3 Light Gray Part 4519 Element 4186007 ×43
Technic Axle 5 Light Gray Part 32073 Element 4141482 ×18

Technic Bushes 38 pieces

Technic Bush Black Part 3713 Element 6332148 or 6210506 1 spare in the box ×12
Technic Bush Light Gray Part 3713 Element 4125313 or 659002 1 spare in the box ×24
Technic Bush 1/2 Smooth with Axle Hole Reduced Light Gray Part 32123a 1 spare in the box ×2

Technic Gears 18 pieces

Technic Gear 12 Tooth Double Bevel Black Part 32270 Element 4177431 ×8
Wheel 22 x 172 with Fins and Inner 168 Tooth Gear (Hailfire Droid Wheel) Dark Gray Part 44556 Element 4182772 ×2
Technic Gear 16 Tooth with Round Holes [Old Style] Light Gray Part 4019 Element 4107176 or 401902 ×4
Technic Gear 8 Tooth Light Gray Part 3647 Element 364702 1 spare in the box ×4

Large Buildable Figures 10 pieces

Large Figure Shield 5 x 5 with 7 Fins Pearl Light Gray Part 45274 Element 4299157 or 4187591 ×4
Large Figure Shield 5 x 5 with Saw Blades Circular Pearl Light Gray Part 41660 Element 4296099 or 4192476 ×4
Large Figure Weapon Blade, Air Katana Pearl Light Gray Part 44033 Element 4178663 ×2

Tubes and Hoses 10 pieces

Axle Hose, Soft 14L Pearl Light Gray Part 32201 Element 4141974 ×4
Axle Hose, Soft 16L Pearl Light Gray Part 32202 Element 4142619 ×2
Hose, Ribbed 7mm D. 4L / 3.2cm Pearl Light Gray Part 78c04 Element 4495200 or 4275389 ×4

Technic Panels 8 pieces

Technic Panel Fairing # 5 Small Short, Large Hole, Side A Brown Part 32527 Element 4205827 ×3
Technic Panel Fairing # 6 Small Short, Large Hole, Side B Brown Part 32528 Element 4205828 ×3
Technic Panel Fairing # 7 Small Long, Large Hole, Side A Brown Part 32534 Element 4205830 ×1
Technic Panel Fairing # 8 Small Long, Large Hole, Side B Brown Part 32535 Element 4205831 ×1

Technic Special 4 pieces

Technic Tooth 1 x 3 with Axle Hole [Rounded Underside] Trans-Red Part 41669 Element 4163567 ×4

String, Bands and Reels 3 pieces

Rubber Band Small 13mm (Square Cross Section) Black Part 71509 Element 4141606 or 4107153 1 spare in the box ×3

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.

LEGO Missing Piece Checker

4481 Hailfire Droid

Before you call it missing

Look-alike colors in this set

Your missing list