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.
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 1 x 2Tan ×4Light Nougat ×5Tan is yellower and darker than Light Nougat.
Brick Curved 1 x 2 x 1 1/3 with Curved TopBlack ×14Dark Blue ×6Black is yellower and darker than Dark Blue.
Plate 1 x 2Black ×19Dark Blue ×5Black is yellower and darker than Dark Blue.
Plate 1 x 1Black ×16Dark Bluish Gray ×7Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Plate 2 x 4Black ×5Dark Bluish Gray ×3Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Plate 2 x 8Black ×1Dark Bluish Gray ×1Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
2 more look-alike pairs
Plate 4 x 4Black ×2Dark Bluish Gray ×1Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Tile 2 x 6Black ×3Dark Bluish Gray ×2Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
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.