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.
704 pieces in 251 part and color combinations, plus 7 minifigures.
LEGO counts 735 pieces. This inventory comes from a separate parts catalog and lists 733, including the 29 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.
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 2Black ×5Dark Bluish Gray ×4Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Plate 2 x 6Black ×1Dark Bluish Gray ×1Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Tile Special 1 x 2 with HandleBlack ×4Dark Bluish Gray ×3Black is darker than Dark Bluish Gray.
Rock 1 x 1 Crystal 5 PointMetallic SilverPart 30385Element 6051536 or 4519318×3
Tan
3 pieces
Technic Axle Pin without Friction Ridges LengthwiseTanPart 3749Element 4666579 or 4186017×3
Trans-Red
3 pieces
Brick Round 1 x 1 Open StudTrans-RedPart 3062bElement 6514235 or 6238673×1
Tile Round 1 x 1Trans-RedPart 98138Element 6514189 or 62586071 spare in the box×2
Trans-Orange
2 pieces
Cone 1 x 1 [Top Groove]Trans-OrangePart 59900Element 6514017 or 6172233×2
Trans-Yellow
2 pieces
Plate 1 x 2Trans-YellowPart 3023Element 6514002 or 6240211×2
Dark Tan
1 piece
Technic Axle 3 with StudDark TanPart 6587Element 6031821 or 6013821×1
Trans-Green
1 piece
Brick Round 1 x 1 Open StudTrans-GreenPart 3062bElement 6514234 or 6238046×1
[No Color/Any Color]
1 piece
Sticker Sheet for Set 60036-1[No Color/Any Color]Part 15111Element 6077971 or 6045703×1
Minifigures
7 figures
Arctic Explorer, Hood, Printed Orange Goggles, WomanMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Arctic Explorer, Pilot, Black HelmetMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Arctic Explorer, Scientist, BeardMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Arctic Explorer, Dark Blue Hat, Orange SunglassesMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Arctic Explorer, Hood, Printed Orange GogglesMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×1
Arctic Explorer, Hood, Printed Green GogglesMinifigure, checked as a whole figure×2
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.