Welcome to Brick Panda, the place where I showcase my Lego and Lego-related brick creations. Each set is custom designed and assembled from Lego and/or Lego-compatible brick pieces.
About Me
My name is Eugene Chiang and I create miniature brick artworks. I been playing with Legos at a young age, but never got into collecting until Lego started coming out with the modular building series. These modular building series were miniature buildings that mimic real-life buildings. I begin collecting these modular building sets and then got into building my own sets. All sets that I create, all have something meaningful to me. I wanted to use Lego and Lego related bricks to teach people about Taiwan (where I am from originally) and the Chinese culture.
My Own Creation (MOC) Sets
Below is a list of My Own Creation (MOC) sets… You can click on the name to link to a page with more information about that set.
| Model Number | Model Name | Year Started | Description | Series |
| EC801 | Hsi Fang Temple | 2017 | My first MOC set modeled after the Hsi Fang Temple of the San Diego, California. It is the temple that my wife and I belong to for several years now. | Modular Building, Temple |
| EC802 | Taipei House | 2018 | The model based on my childhood house in Taipei, Taiwan. It is the house where I grew up in before coming to the United States. | Modular Building, Taiwan, Personal |
| EC803 | LINE Friends Store | 2018 | Inspired by LINE Friends store, I build this set to remember my favorite store from my visit to South Korea. | Modular Building |
| EC804 | Hsi Lai Temple | 2019 | This set is a miniature replicate of the Hsi Lai Temple of Los Angeles, California. | Temple |
| EC805 | Lego and Tiffany Store | 2019 | Built to model my favorite and my wife’s favorite store. | Modular Building |
| EC806 | Taiwanese Boba Milk Tea Shop | 2020 | Part of the Taste of Taiwan series. The Taiwanese boba stores have become the national icon of Taiwan. | Taiwan |
| EC807 | Japanese Temple | 2020 | Build to mimic the famous Sakura cherry blossom festival from Japan in early spring. | Temple |
| EC808 | Hunan Restaurant | 2021 | Hunan Restaurant based on our family restaurant back in Nebraska. | Modular Building, Personal |
| EC809 | Crystal Cafe | 2021 | Set based on my sister-in-laws cafe in Taichung, Taiwan. | Modular Building, Personal |
| EC810 | Chinese New Year House | 2021 | Set based on traditional Chinese house during Chinese New Year celebration. This set showcases the things people do during Chinese New Year celebration at home. | Chinese New Year |
| EC811 | Taipei 101 | 2021 | Set based on the famous Taipei 101 Financial Center in Taiwan. Each floor contains a different set. | Taiwan |
| EC812 | Santorini House | 2021 | Set based on the distinctive color and architectural style found in Santorini, Greece. | |
| EC813 | CDB Office | Future set on the 2nd floor of Taipei 101 building to represent CustomersDB corporate headquarter. | Personal | |
| EC814 | Department Store | Future set on the 1st floor of Taipei 101 building based on a department store theme. | ||
| EC815 | HW Community Garden | 2022 | Set deliciated to my mom the gardener who seems to be able to grown anything. | Personal |
| EC816 | Adobe Bluffs Elementary School | 2022 | Adobe Bluffs Elementary School of Poway District where my wife Christina teaches Chinese. This set is based on Christina’s classroom at the school. | Personal, Diorama |
| EC817 | Taiwan Railroad Bento | 2021 | Lego set based on one of my childhood favorite food, the Taiwan Railroad pork chop bento. Part of the Taste of Taiwan series. | Taiwan |
| EC818 | McDonalds Restaurant | 2022 | McDonalds restaurant with drive thur. | Modular Building |
| EC819 | Hsi Fang Educational Center | 2022 | The adjacent building for the Hsi Fang Temple where the bookstore, library, classrooms, and guest residences are located. | Modular Building, Temple |
| EC820 | Doraemon | 2022 | Set based on my favorite childhood Japanese animation, Doraemon. This set is modeled after Nobita’s Room. | Diorama |
| EC821 | Hsi Fang Temple Main Prayer Hall | 2022 | Set based on the main prayer hall of Hsi Fang Temple. The highlight in this set includes the temple’s Budddhas enshrined in the main shrine. | Temple, Diorama |
| EC822 | Legend of White Snake | Set based on the ancient Chinese Legend of the White Snake. |
Exhibits
| Exhibit | Date | Place | Description |
| 2022 Earth Fair at Balboa Park | 04/24/2022 | Earth Fair at Balboa Park at the His Fang Temple booth | 2022 San Diego Earth Fair at Balboa Park, Hsi Fang Temple booth. |
| 2022 Chan Art Exhibition at the Hsi Fang Temple | 04/02/2022 to 05/29/2022 | Hsi Fang Temple, inside the Budhist Light Bookstore building Address: 4536 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92116 | 2022 Lego Exhibit at the Hsi Fang Temple’s bookstore. |
| 2022 Chinese New Year Lego Exhibit as the Hsi Fang Temple | 02/01/2022 to 02/27/2022 | Hsi Fang Temple Address: 4536 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92116 | 2022 Chinese New Year Lego exhibit at the Hsi Fang Temple in San Diego, California. |
Series
| Series | Description |
| Modular Building Series | The sets in this series can be interconnected to form a street or a city. The base is a 32×32 stub plate. |
| Diorama Series | These diorama series all showcases a particular scene. Designed to fit inside the Ikea Lego box for easy storage and display. The sets here are all either my own creations (MOC) or Lego’s originally sets modified to fit inside the Ikea Lego box. |
| Chinese New Year Series | Theme based on the Chinese New Year. |
| Temple Series | These sets are part of the Buddha’s Light (Fo Guan Shan) organization theme or Buddhist temples. |
| Taiwan Series | These sets are all related to Taiwan, where I am originally from. |
| Personal Series | These sets are all very personal to me and holds special means in my life. |
| Sitcom Series | My sitcom Lego collection all in one tower. This tower is based on the design from Lego Artisan with minor modifications to fit my style. |