# LEGO 6553-1 — Crisis News Crew (1997)

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## Set facts

- Set number: 6553-1
- Name: Crisis News Crew
- Theme: Town › Outback
- Released: 1997
- Pieces: 136
- Distinct part + colour lots: 74
- Build difficulty: easy
- Repairability: 4.1% of this set's lots are hard to replace (3 of 74 part+colour combinations appear in three or fewer sets in the entire LEGO catalog).

## Complete parts list (74 lots, 136 pieces)

Prices are the official LEGO Pick a Brick price per individual part, where LEGO publishes one.

| Qty | Part | Colour | Part no. | LEGO element ID | LEGO price each |
| ---: | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Wedge 3 x 4 [No Stud Notches] | Black | 2399 | 239923 | — |
| 1 | Propeller 3 Blade Small | Black | 2421 | 6170693 | €0,24 |
| 1 | Hinge Bar with 3 Fingers and End Stud (Control Lever) | Black | 2433 | 243326 | — |
| 1 | Propeller 4 Blade 5 Diameter with Rounded Ends, Open Hub | Black | 2479 | 247926 | — |
| 2 | Tile Special 1 x 1 with Clip and Straight Tips | Red | 2555 | 255521 | — |
| 1 | Tile Special 1 x 1 with Clip and Straight Tips | Black | 2555 | 255526 | — |
| 1 | Brick Special 1 x 2 with Grille | White | 2877 | 287701 | €0,16 |
| 4 | Wheel 8 x 9 with Round Hole for Wheel Holder Pin | Yellow | 30027a | 4107091 | — |
| 4 | Tyre 14 x 9 Smooth Small Wide Slick | Black | 30028 | 4508215 | €0,22 |
| 2 | Plate Special 1 x 4 with Bar Down | Black | 30043 | 6172997 | €0,33 |
| 1 | Brick 1 x 4 | Black | 3010 | 301023 | €0,16 |
| 1 | Plate 2 x 4 | Black | 3020 | 302023 | €0,15 |
| 4 | Plate 2 x 4 | White | 3020 | 302001 | €0,15 |
| 1 | Plate 2 x 3 | Light Gray | 3021 | 302102 | — |
| 3 | Plate 2 x 2 | Light Gray | 3022 | 302202 | — |
| 5 | Plate 1 x 2 | Black | 3023 | 302323 | €0,08 |
| 1 | Plate 1 x 2 | Red | 3023 | 302321 | €0,08 |
| 2 | Plate 1 x 1 | Trans-Red | 3024 | 6513963 | €0,06 |
| 5 | Plate 1 x 1 | Trans-Yellow | 3024 | 6513966 | €0,06 |
| 1 | Slope 45° 2 x 4 | Black | 3037 | 4107437 | €0,17 |
| 1 | Slope 45° 2 x 2 with Flight Control Print | Light Gray | 3039pr9969 | 81871 | — |
| 1 | Slope 45° 2 x 1 with Bottom Pin | Red | 3040b | 4121934 | €0,10 |
| 2 | Brick Round 1 x 1 Open Stud | Black | 3062b | 306226 | €0,06 |
| 3 | Tile 1 x 2 with Video Tape and Reels Print | Light Gray | 3069bpr0020 | 81466 | — |
| 1 | Tile 1 x 1 with TV Globe Logo Print | White | 3070bpr0035 | — | — |
| 1 | Plate Special 3 x 2 with Rounded End, Hole | Black | 3176 | 317626 | €0,12 |
| 1 | Slope 33° 3 x 2 | White | 3298 | 329801 | €0,12 |
| 2 | Plate 1 x 8 | Light Gray | 3460 | 346002 | — |
| 1 | Plate 1 x 3 | Black | 3623 | 362326 | €0,07 |
| 1 | Slope Inverted 45° 2 x 1 | White | 3665 | 366501 | €0,11 |
| 3 | Plate 1 x 4 | White | 3710 | 371001 | €0,12 |
| 1 | Plate Special 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper) | Trans-Clear | 3794a | 379440 | — |
| 1 | Plate 2 x 6 | Red | 3795 | 379521 | €0,19 |
| 1 | Plate 2 x 6 | Black | 3795 | 379526 | €0,19 |
| 2 | Door 1 x 3 x 1 Right | Black | 3821 | 382123 | — |
| 2 | Door 1 x 3 x 1 Left | Black | 3822 | 382223 | — |
| 2 | Windscreen 2 x 4 x 2 | Trans-Light Blue | 3823 | 382342 | — |
| 1 | Steering Stand 1 x 2 with Black Steering Wheel | Red | 3829c01 | 9552 | €0,36 |
| 1 | Plate 2 x 10 | Black | 3832 | 383226 | €0,29 |
| 1 | Antenna 1 x 4 with Rounded Top | Black | 3957a | 395723 | — |
| 1 | Dish 4 x 4 Inverted [Radar] | White | 3960 | 396001 | €0,24 |
| 2 | Brick Special 1 x 1 with Headlight | Black | 4070 | 407026 | €0,07 |
| 2 | Vehicle Base 4 x 5 with Wheel Arches, 2 x 2 Opening | White | 4211 | 4188193 | — |
| 3 | Hinge Vehicle Roof 4 x 4 | White | 4213 | 421301 | — |
| 1 | Hinge Vehicle Roof Holder 1 x 4 x 2 | Black | 4214 | 421423 | — |
| 2 | Panel 1 x 4 x 3 [Hollow Studs] | Black | 4215b | 4105205 | — |
| 1 | Hinge Vehicle Roof Holder 1 x 4 | White | 4315 | 4190507 | — |
| 1 | Equipment Weapon, Loudhailer / Speaker / Blaster / Space Gun | White | 4349 | 434901 | — |
| 1 | Equipment Camera with Side Sight [aka Space Gun] | Black | 4360 | 436026 | €0,51 |
| 1 | Plate 1 x 10 | White | 4477 | 447701 | €0,16 |
| 2 | Plate 1 x 10 | Black | 4477 | 447726 | €0,16 |
| 1 | Plate Special 2 x 2 with Wheel Holder | Red | 4488 | 448821 | — |
| 1 | Hinge Tile 1 x 2 1/2 with 2 Fingers on Top | Light Gray | 4531 | 4163772 | — |
| 1 | Brick Special 1 x 2 x 2/3 with Studs on Sides | Black | 4595 | 4523339 | €0,27 |
| 2 | Plate Special 2 x 2 with Wheel Holders | Light Gray | 4600 | 460002 | — |
| 1 | Plate Special 1 x 2 with Bar Up [Horizontal Arm 6mm] | Black | 4623 | 4597267 | — |
| 1 | Hinge Tile 1 x 4 | White | 4625 | 4188632 | — |
| 1 | Brick Special 2 x 2 No Studs, Top Pin | White | 4729 | 4107436 | — |
| 2 | Bar 1 x 3 [Clip / Anti-Stud] | Black | 4735 | 4141580 | €0,13 |
| 2 | Dish 2 x 2 Inverted [Radar] | Black | 4740 | 474026 | €0,05 |
| 1 | Dish 2 x 2 Inverted [Radar] | Trans-Dark Blue | 4740 | 3006343 | — |
| 1 | Slope Inverted 45° 4 x 4 Double | White | 4854 | 4289569 | — |
| 2 | Wedge Sloped Inverted 4 x 4 Triple [2 Connections between Front Studs] | White | 4855 | 485501 | — |
| 1 | Wedge Sloped Inverted 6 x 4 with 2 Stud Connections | Black | 4856a | 4226506 | — |
| 1 | Wedge Sloped 4 x 4 Taper with TV Logo Print | Black | 4858pr0002 | — | — |
| 1 | Wedge Plate 3 x 4 without Stud Notches | Brown | 4859 | 4125226 | — |
| 1 | Wedge Plate 3 x 4 without Stud Notches | White | 4859 | 4177956 | — |
| 2 | Panel 1 x 2 x 2 [Solid Studs] | Trans-Light Blue | 4864a | 4113030 | — |
| 2 | Panel 1 x 2 x 2 [Solid Studs] | Black | 4864a | 486423 | — |
| 3 | Bar 1 x 6 [Closed Studs] | Light Gray | 6140 | 614002 | — |
| 4 | Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid Stud | Trans-Red | 6141 | 6208450 | €0,04 |
| 2 | Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid Stud | Trans-Clear | 6141 | 6514052 | €0,04 |
| 1 | Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid Stud | Trans-Green | 6141 | 6514057 | €0,05 |
| 1 | Sticker Sheet for Set 6553-1 | Unknown | 71472 | 4106981 | — |

## Notes

- Track which of these parts you own and see what is missing: https://www.brickmissing.com/sets/6553-1-crisis-news-crew
- Inventory data is based on official LEGO inventories via the Rebrickable catalog, updated daily.
- Part images, minifigure lists and related sets are on the set page: https://www.brickmissing.com/sets/6553-1-crisis-news-crew