Lego collector recreates Vietnam street scenes in miniature

Hoang Dang, an industrial designer who loves Lego since he was a child poses in front of his pieces at his home in Hanoi, Vietnam March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Minh Nguyen

HO CHI MINH CITY (Reuters) - In a room crammed from ceiling to floor with boxes, cabinets and drawers of Lego bricks, Hoang Dang intently builds a bright blue, yellow and red fishing boat with a Vietnamese flag and eyes at its prow.

The industrial designer has loved Lego for as long as he can remember, but started collecting it seriously a few years ago on an overseas study trip to Detroit, amazed by the range of sets available in the United States.