The largest reciprocatong engines in the world are the two-stroke Diesel engines used to power the largest container ships worldwide.

This project is based on these engines and replicate the structure and the working principle.

In order to keep the piece count to an acceptable level the engine is built on a 6 cylinder configuration in minifigure scale.

In real life this engine would be 15m long, 10m wide and 14m high! Each cylinder erogates 7700Hp at 102rpm!

All details are built trying to replicate the real one and all moving components can be rotated as to replicate the real motion.

Moving parts are:

_Complete crankshaft;

_Connecting rods and crossheads;

_Pistons and piston rods;

_Camshaft complete;

_Timing gears;

_Flywheel;

_Turbocharger turbine and compressor;

_Fuel pumps plugers;

On top of that many parts can be opened/removed to show the internal working mechanisms.

Crankcase panels can be opened, camshaft housing and stuffing box base are equipped with doors, air cooler and receiver can be opened too.

The turbochager has the gas side cover that can be removed and on the compressor side a glass panel is fitted.

The main green color is also the common colour used for this types of engine.

The engine construction replicate as close as possible the real building process.

Everything starts with the engine bedplate, continues with the cranshaft, the upper structure.

After that piston and cylinder are installed one after one like the real ones.

At the end the cyl. Head, turbocharger and accessories are installed.