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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.

Soldier's Arsenal

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8396 Soldier's Arsenal

12 pieces in 9 part and color combinations, plus 1 minifigure.

The official piece count includes the 5 parts inside the set's minifigures, which this inventory lists separately. 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

Minifig Shields, Weapons, & Tools 3 pieces

  • Weapon Sword / Cutlass Dark Bluish Gray Part 2530 Element 6492106 or 6205488 1 spare in the box ×1
  • Weapon Gun / Flintlock / Musket (Pirate) Reddish Brown Part 2561 Element 4211311 ×1
  • Weapon Gun / Pistol Flintlock Reddish Brown Part 2562 Element 4536847 ×1

Plates 3 pieces

  • Plate 1 x 4 Dark Blue Part 3710 Element 4502089 or 4177739 ×2
  • Plate 2 x 4 Reddish Brown Part 3020 Element 4211186 ×1

Bricks Round and Cones 2 pieces

  • Cone 1 x 1 [Top Groove] Tan Part 59900 Element 4529237 ×2

Bricks Special 2 pieces

  • Brick Special 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical [Thick U Clip, Solid Stud] Light Bluish Gray Part 60475a Element 4515357 ×2

Minifig Neckwear 1 piece

  • Minifig Neckwear Backpack Non-Opening Reddish Brown Part 2524 Element 6268828 or 4598713 ×1

Plates Special 1 piece

  • Plate Special 1 x 2 with 1 Stud with Groove (Jumper) Light Bluish Gray Part 3794b ×1

Minifigures 1 figure

  • Soldier (Imperial Soldier II) - Printed Shako, Black Beard 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.