How many pieces are in the Deep Sea Predators?

Deep Sea Predators contains 352 pieces.

When was the Deep Sea Predators released?

Deep Sea Predators was released in 2004.

🏛 Designer Sets

Set #4506

Deep Sea Predators

Deep Sea Predators is a fantastic throwback to the golden age of LEGO Designer sets.

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Who it's for: Intermediate build Perfect for nostalgic builders and MOC enthusiasts who love classic creature builds
Build: 352 pieces · about 1.5 hours Build time is an estimate.
Price: $19.99 list price · 5.7¢ per piece
Availability: Likely retired

★★★★☆ 4.1 community rating from 32 ratings

Fans praise the set's exceptional posing capability and nostalgic charm, though some note that the exposed hinge connections make the builds look a bit blocky by modern standards.

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📝 Our Take

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Deep Sea Predators is a fantastic throwback to the golden age of LEGO Designer sets. Released in 2004, this 354-piece kit embodies pure creative potential, allowing builders to construct multiple aquatic beasts with a unique, hinged articulation system.

This set is perfect for nostalgic fans of early 2000s themes and MOC builders looking for a great parts pack. The inclusion of special glowing elements and diverse hinged plates makes it a playground for mechanical creature creation.

Skip this if you are looking for a modern, highly polished display model with rigid building instructions. Because it's a classic 3-in-1 style Designer set, the building experience is more open-ended and less standardized than today's themed releases.

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352

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1.5h

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Intermediate

Difficulty

Build Highlights:

Extensive use of locking hinge plates for realistic creature articulation
Features cool glow-in-the-dark tooth elements for underwater authenticity
Multiple build options encouraging open-ended creativity
Classic color palette featuring sand blue and dark blue hues

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Deep Sea Predators (4506-1) occupies a charming nostalgic sweet spot from the 2004 Designer era. With a current market price of around $60, it has steadily appreciated from its original $19.99 MSRP as sealed boxes and complete sets become harder to find. The unique mix of hinge plates and glow-in-the-dark parts gives it lasting appeal among collectors of vintage sets. While it isn't a licensed blockbuster, the Creator/Designer theme from this era has a dedicated collector base. The investment potential is solid due to the scarcity of complete vintage inventory, though condition is everything with 20-year-old sets. Buyers looking for stable, moderate growth will find this to be a neat historical piece for a collection.

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Compared to modern Creator 3-in-1 creature sets, Deep Sea Predators has a much more utilitarian, industrial aesthetic thanks to its heavy reliance on hinge plates and specialized technic components. It shares DNA with other early 2000s creative sets like Robo Raiders, offering superior mechanical posing at the expense of smooth exterior shaping.

📦 Parts Inventory

Official piece count: 352
Parts cataloged in this inventory: 83 unique parts, 354 pieces

LEGO counts 352 pieces. This inventory comes from a separate parts catalog and lists 354; the two do not always count the same elements, so their totals differ. Spare parts are counted in neither figure.

Missing a piece? Check this set piece by piece, with look-alike colors flagged and element IDs for replacements.

Tile Special 1 x ...

Part #: 2412b 2× Dark Blue

Tile Special 1 x ...

Part #: 2412b 2× Glow In Dark Opaque

Wedge Plate 3 x 6...

Part #: 2419 2× Black

Tile 1 x 4 with G...

Part #: 2431 3× Red

Tile 1 x 4 with G...

Part #: 2431 4× Dark Blue

Brick 2 x 6

Part #: 2456 1× Dark Bluish Gray

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 2877 2× Light Bluish Gray

Brick 2 x 4

Part #: 3001 2× Black

Brick 2 x 2

Part #: 3003 1× Light Bluish Gray

Brick 1 x 2

Part #: 3004 1× Light Bluish Gray

Brick 1 x 2

Part #: 3004 3× Black

Brick 1 x 2

Part #: 3004 1× White

Brick 1 x 2

Part #: 3004 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Brick 1 x 1

Part #: 3005 4× Red

Brick 1 x 1

Part #: 3005 1× Light Bluish Gray

Brick 1 x 4

Part #: 3010 4× Light Bluish Gray

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 3× White

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 3× Black

Plate 2 x 3

Part #: 3021 2× Light Bluish Gray

Plate 2 x 3

Part #: 3021 2× Black

Plate 2 x 3

Part #: 3021 3× Red

Plate 2 x 3

Part #: 3021 1× White

Plate 2 x 3

Part #: 3021 2× Dark Red

Plate 2 x 2

Part #: 3022 1× Dark Red

Plate 2 x 2

Part #: 3022 2× Light Bluish Gray

Plate 2 x 2

Part #: 3022 2× Dark Blue

Plate 2 x 2

Part #: 3022 4× White

Plate 2 x 2

Part #: 3022 3× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 1× Black

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 1× Red

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 4× White

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 2× Light Bluish Gray

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 2× Dark Blue

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 2× White

Plate 4 x 4

Part #: 3031 1× Black

Plate 2 x 8

Part #: 3034 1× White

Brick Sloped 18° ...

Part #: 30363 1× Dark Bluish Gray

Brick Sloped 18° ...

Part #: 30363 1× Red

Brick Sloped 45° ...

Part #: 3037 6× Sand Blue

Bar 4L (Lightsabe...

Part #: 30374 1× Trans-Light Blue

Brick Sloped 45° ...

Part #: 3039 2× Sand Blue

Brick Sloped 45° ...

Part #: 3039 1× Black

Brick Sloped 45° ...

Part #: 3039 1× Red

Brick Sloped 45° ...

Part #: 3040b 1× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Sloped 45° ...

Part #: 3045 2× Dark Blue

Brick Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 3062b 3× Red

Tile 1 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3069b 2× Light Bluish Gray

Tile 1 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3069b 2× White

Part #: 3070b 1× Light Bluish Gray

Tile 1 x 1 with G...

Part #: 3070b 2× White

Brick Sloped 33° ...

Part #: 3298 1× Red

Plate 1 x 8

Part #: 3460 6× Dark Blue

Brick 1 x 3

Part #: 3622 6× White

Brick 1 x 3

Part #: 3622 2× Light Bluish Gray

Brick 1 x 3

Part #: 3622 2× Red

Plate 1 x 3

Part #: 3623 4× White

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3660 1× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3660 2× Red

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3660 10× White

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3665 2× Red

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3665 4× Black

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3665 4× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3676 2× Dark Blue

Turntable 2 x 2 P...

Part #: 3679 1× Light Gray

Turntable 2 x 2 P...

Part #: 3680 1× Black

Technic Brick 1 x...

Part #: 3700 2× Red

Technic Brick 1 x...

Part #: 3700 3× White

Plate 1 x 4

Part #: 3710 2× Light Bluish Gray

Plate 1 x 4

Part #: 3710 1× White

Plate 1 x 4

Part #: 3710 1× Black

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3747b 1× Black

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3747b 2× Red

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3747b 1× White

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 3794a 1× Red

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 3794a 2× Sand Blue

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 3794a 2× Dark Blue

Plate 2 x 6

Part #: 3795 2× Light Bluish Gray

Plate 2 x 6

Part #: 3795 2× White

Wedge Plate 8 x 4...

Part #: 3933 2× Sand Blue

Wedge Plate 8 x 4...

Part #: 3934 2× Sand Blue

Hinge Brick 1 x 2...

Part #: 3937 1× Red

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 4070 4× White

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 4070 2× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 4070 2× Black

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 4070 8× Red

Hinge Cylinder 1 ...

Part #: 41532 1× Black

Brick Wedged, Cur...

Part #: 41747 1× Dark Blue

Brick Wedged, Cur...

Part #: 41747 2× Sand Blue

Brick Wedged, Cur...

Part #: 41748 2× Sand Blue

Brick Wedged, Cur...

Part #: 41748 1× Dark Blue

Brick Wedged, Cur...

Part #: 41764 1× Dark Blue

Brick Wedged, Cur...

Part #: 41764 1× White

Brick Wedged, Cur...

Part #: 41765 1× White

Brick Wedged, Cur...

Part #: 41765 1× Dark Blue

Brick Wedged, Ang...

Part #: 41767 1× Black

Brick Wedged, Ang...

Part #: 41767 1× Dark Blue

Brick Wedged, Ang...

Part #: 41768 1× Dark Blue

Brick Wedged, Ang...

Part #: 41768 1× Black

Wedge Plate 4 x 2...

Part #: 41769 1× Sand Blue

Wedge Plate 4 x 2...

Part #: 41770 1× Sand Blue

Brick Curved 6 x 1

Part #: 42022 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Technic Pin 1/2 w...

Part #: 4274 2× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Sloped 33° ...

Part #: 4286 1× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Wedged, Slo...

Part #: 43708 4× Black

Brick Wedged, Slo...

Part #: 43720 1× Black

Brick Wedged, Slo...

Part #: 43721 1× Black

Dish 3 x 3 Invert...

Part #: 43898 2× Trans-Clear

Hinge Plate 1 x 2...

Part #: 44301a 6× Black

Hinge Plate 1 x 2...

Part #: 44301a 4× Red

Hinge Plate 1 x 2...

Part #: 44301a 2× Light Bluish Gray

Hinge Plate 1 x 2...

Part #: 44302a 3× Light Bluish Gray

Hinge Plate 1 x 2...

Part #: 44302a 4× Red

Hinge Plate 1 x 2...

Part #: 44302a 10× Black

Hinge Plate 1 x 2...

Part #: 44567a 4× Black

Tail Shuttle - Small

Part #: 44661 1× Black

Bracket 1 x 2 - 2...

Part #: 44728 2× Red

Bracket 1 x 2 - 2...

Part #: 44728 3× Black

Cone 1 x 1 [No To...

Part #: 4589 1× Glow In Dark Opaque

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 4733 1× Black

Dish 2 x 2 Invert...

Part #: 4740 2× White

Dish 2 x 2 Invert...

Part #: 4740 2× Black

Dish 2 x 2 Invert...

Part #: 4740 2× Trans-Clear

Dish 2 x 2 Invert...

Part #: 4740 4× Dark Red

Wedge Plate 4 x 6

Part #: 47407 1× Dark Blue

Technic Rotation ...

Part #: 47455 7× Sand Blue

Technic Brick Spe...

Part #: 48169 3× Dark Bluish Gray

Technic Brick Spe...

Part #: 48170 3× Dark Bluish Gray

Technic Brick Spe...

Part #: 48171 2× Light Bluish Gray

Technic Brick Spe...

Part #: 48171 2× Red

Brick Wedged, Slo...

Part #: 4855 1× White

Wedge Plate 3 x 4...

Part #: 4859 2× White

Brick Wedged, Slo...

Part #: 48933 1× Red

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 49668 6× White

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 49668 20× Glow In Dark Opaque

Hinge Brick 2 x 2...

Part #: 6134 1× Black

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 6141 2× Trans-Dark Blue

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 6141 11× Black

Technic Brick 1 x...

Part #: 6541 2× White

Brick Wedged, Ang...

Part #: 6564 2× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Wedged, Ang...

Part #: 6565 2× Light Bluish Gray

Hinge Plate 1 x 4...

Part #: 73983 2× Light Bluish Gray

An absolute goldmine for mechanical builders, packed with 72 black elements, useful sand-blue slopes, and a generous supply of locking hinge plates that make posing custom creations a breeze.