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.

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.

[Ian Jimmerson] has constructed a detailed model of a radial engine ... reassembling his engine, explaining in detail how it works as he goes. He starts by teaching about the cylinder numbering ...