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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.

Octopus

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30040 Octopus

42 pieces in 15 part and color combinations.

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

Black 22 pieces

  • Animal Body Part / Plant, Tail / Claw / Horn / Branch / Tentacle, End Section Black Part 40379 Element 6055070 or 4508453 ×8
  • Arm Mechanical with Clip [Thin Support] Black Part 53989 Element 4623154 or 4294996 ×8
  • Brick Round 2 x 2 Dome Top, Blocked Open Stud, Bottom Axle Holder Black Part 30367b Element 4158779 ×2
  • Brick Round 2 x 2 with Axle Hole Black Part 3941 Element 614376 or 614326 ×1
  • Dish 3 x 3 Inverted [Radar] Black Part 43898 Element 4180087 ×1
  • Plate Special 2 x 2 with Bar Frame Octagonal Black Part 30033 Element 4514342 or 4119374 ×1
  • Technic Axle and Pin Connector Angled #2 - 180° Black Part 32034 Element 6271869 or 4107783 ×1

White 9 pieces

  • Animal Body Part, Barb / Claw / Tooth / Talon / Horn, Small White Part 53451 Element 6270106 or 4568387 1 spare in the box ×4
  • Cone 1 x 1 [No Top Groove] White Part 4589 Element 458901 ×4
  • Plate Round 2 x 2 with Axle Hole Type 1 (+ Opening) White Part 4032a Element 6601914 or 403201 ×1

Red 7 pieces

  • Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid Stud Red Part 6141 Element 614121 1 spare in the box ×5
  • Technic Axle 2 Notched Red Part 32062 Element 4142865 ×2

Trans-Neon Green 2 pieces

  • Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid Stud Trans-Neon Green Part 6141 Element 6240223 or 3005749 1 spare in the box ×2

Dark Tan 1 piece

  • Technic Axle 3 with Stud Dark Tan Part 6587 Element 6031821 or 6013821 ×1

Trans-Red 1 piece

  • Ring with Centre Triangle with Gold Bands and Shark Print [Atlantis Key] Trans-Red Part 87748pr0001 Element 4565199 ×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.