Answers.Body: <p>Mmmh... If you base doesn't have to be all solid...</p>
  <p>Recess some piece in there in which you can insert the arm-side of a mini-fig hand.<br />
  Grasp your swimmer by the toes on one of its feet, with that hand.<br />
  That will give you a horizontal/slightly upwards position on the mini-fig and you can further increase the angle by adjusting the mini-figs leg.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Brilliant! It looks like a "modified 1x1 with clip vertical" does the same job too! - thank you!!
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Answers.Text: @Watters Didn't even think of that. That is even easier  and takes even less vertical space.
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Answers.Text: Interesting, I was experimenting with "old" Lego (clips and legs) and got the parts for my build off Bricklink and the Lego was "newer" - I had to sand the clips a little bit to get them in.
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Answers.Body: <p>There are several pieces which can be attached to minifigures to pose them. Recently a line of collectible minifigures introduced a transparent &quot;<a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=65578" rel="nofollow noreferrer">handle</a>&quot; with a single stud which could be connected to the feet or legs of the minifigure</p>
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  <p>This piece can be rotated in the anti-stud to angle whichever way is convenient, then held in place using a hole or clip.</p>
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Body: <p>I'm building a scene on an 8x8 base plate, ideally the depth of the base is 1 full brick high. The design is to have a swimmer minifig horizontal (i.e. swimming) but also at an angle to the base plate, and ideally connected, not just laid on top. I can achieve the angle with a 2x2 turntable plate, and get the swimmer horizontal with a 1x2 hinge brick on top of the turntable, but this makes the swimmer quite high. Any ideas on how to achieve the same - I'm wondering if a torso attachment on the hidden underside of the minifig might work but can't think what piece to use.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: It seems like you got a good suggestion already. However, if you were to look for any assistance in the future it would be good to have a picture of the setup you already have shared next time.
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Title: Technique for holding a horizontal minifig in place (swimmer)
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ThreadText: # Technique for holding a horizontal minifig in place (swimmer)
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-04)
  
  I'm building a scene on an 8x8 base plate, ideally the depth of the base is 1 full brick high. The design is to have a swimmer minifig horizontal (i.e. swimming) but also at an angle to the base plate, and ideally connected, not just laid on top. I can achieve the angle with a 2x2 turntable plate, and get the swimmer horizontal with a 1x2 hinge brick on top of the turntable, but this makes the swimmer quite high. Any ideas on how to achieve the same - I'm wondering if a torso attachment on the hidden underside of the minifig might work but can't think what piece to use.
  
  **Tags:** building, minifigures
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: It seems like you got a good suggestion already. However, if you were to look for any assistance in the future it would be good to have a picture of the setup you already have shared next time.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2020-07-04. Score: 3
  
  Mmmh... If you base doesn't have to be all solid...
  
  Recess some piece in there in which you can insert the arm-side of a mini-fig hand.  
  Grasp your swimmer by the toes on one of its feet, with that hand.  
  That will give you a horizontal/slightly upwards position on the mini-fig and you can further increase the angle by adjusting the mini-figs leg.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Brilliant! It looks like a "modified 1x1 with clip vertical" does the same job too! - thank you!!  
  > **username_2**: @Watters Didn't even think of that. That is even easier  and takes even less vertical space.  
  > **username_0**: Interesting, I was experimenting with "old" Lego (clips and legs) and got the parts for my build off Bricklink and the Lego was "newer" - I had to sand the clips a little bit to get them in.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2020-07-07. Score: 1
  
  There are several pieces which can be attached to minifigures to pose them. Recently a line of collectible minifigures introduced a transparent "[handle](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=65578)" with a single stud which could be connected to the feet or legs of the minifigure
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/0IljE.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/0IljE.png)
  
  This piece can be rotated in the anti-stud to angle whichever way is convenient, then held in place using a hole or clip.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/R9m7j.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/R9m7j.png)
  
  
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