In the video after the break, [Brick Technology] uses LEGO to gain some practical insight into the world of piston engine design, from single-cylinder all the way up to radial twelve-cylinder engines.

In the first half of the 20th century, the automotive world employed an anything-goes policy when it came to engine design.

Russell Sutton is a man after our own heart. The craftsman has spent the last four years building a nine-cylinder radial engine using a smattering of Honda XR600 singles for his airboat.

If you recall, the man has spent nearly five years constructing a nine-cylinder radial engine from a smattering ... working on a three-blade prop for his design as he works toward building what ...

In the video after the break, [Brick Technology] uses LEGO to gain some practical insight into the world of piston engine design, from single-cylinder all the way up to radial twelve-cylinder engines.