Answers.Body: <p>Some ideas given the color constraints (all used parts are available in Orange, except those not visible). Perhaps none are very compelling, but they might point you in a different direction.</p>
  <p>If you're not afraid of stressing bricks a bit (only during (dis)assembly - when assembled, there's no stress), using <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=50340#T=C&amp;C=4" rel="noreferrer">Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 2 Fingers on Side and 7 Teeth (50340)</a> :</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/l8NdE.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/l8NdE.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
  <p><strong>This next one doesn't actually work as pointed out in comments - the rod attached to the hand is too thin to stay put. Leaving it here in case someone knows of a trick to make it work anyway.</strong> When it's acceptable that the tile is slightly off angle, using <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=983#T=C&amp;C=4" rel="noreferrer">Hand (983)</a>
  and <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=73230#T=C&amp;C=4" rel="noreferrer">Technic, Brick 1 x 1 with Axle Hole (73230)</a> :</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/koxNm.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/koxNm.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
  <p>Using <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=49307#T=C&amp;C=4" rel="noreferrer">Slope, Curved 1 x 1 x 2/3 Double (49307)</a> instead of the tile :</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/3Woye.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/3Woye.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
  <p>And finally, a very rough approximation of the shape using <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=44567#T=C&amp;C=4" rel="noreferrer">Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on Side (44567)</a> (assuming your requirements are quite flexible) :</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/kk7UX.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/kk7UX.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
  
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Answers.Text: Those are all great ideas! I love the hand piece with the brick with axle hole. I tried it out with an actual hand I took out of a minifig, but it didn't really stay in place in the axle hole for me. Am I missing something there?
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Answers.Text: @jqno : you're right - it doesn't work. I thought it was closer to the thickness of a bar, but it's not. Should have tried it out physically before posting. I'll mark it as unusable in my answer.
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Answers.Body: <p>Perhaps too straightforward: placing tiles between studs is a legal technique (so are plates by the way if the studs where you insert the plate between are hollow):</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Xls4p.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Xls4p.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
  
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Answers.Text: Oooh that's inventive! But it will leave a vertical slit down the front of I place two of them next to each other. I was hoping to keep that a single piece. I don't suppose there's a 2x2 brick with studs on the sides?
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Answers.Text: Not a brick, but there's a  modified 2x2 plate with studs on the side in orange. https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=99206#T=S&C=4&O={%22color%22:%224%22,%22ss%22:%22BE%22,%22iconly%22:0}
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Answers.Body: <p>I'll suggest using a 1x1 plate with clip, recessed half a stud by means of a jumper plate:</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/5ipuJ.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/5ipuJ.png" alt="CAD diagram" /></a></p>
  <p>I haven't tested this physically, but I assume that the clip will be under stress since (in this assembly) the round tile won't fit through the entire clip.</p>
  <hr />
  <p>If you're OK with using <em>dark</em> orange, then you can use <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=35480" rel="noreferrer">1x2 plate round</a> with some SNOT to achieve the effect:</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/5bjWt.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/5bjWt.png" alt="CAD diagram" /></a></p>
  
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Answers.Text: Dark orange is fine. The round 1x2 plates are a good idea, but can you describe how they connect to the other bricks? I'm afraid I can't really tell from the image.
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Answers.Text: I've pictured generic [SNOT](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/61/what-is-snot-building) - there are dozens of ways to achieve it. See e.g. [the unofficial LEGO advanced building techniques guide](https://joncraton.org/media/files/UnofficialLEGOAdvancedBuildingTechniquesGuide.pdf) for specific SNOT techniques.
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Body: <p>I'm trying to create this effect, where a 1x1 half-circle tile seems to 'stick out of' a 2x2 brick at 90 degrees:</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/bqElT.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/bqElT.png" alt="desired look: 2x2 brick with half-circle tile &quot;sticking out&quot;" /></a></p>
  <p>This is easily achieved with a 1x1 tile with light attachment, as seen here from the back:</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/1nC9u.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/1nC9u.png" alt="same thing, from the back, with tile-with-light-attachment" /></a></p>
  <p>However, that particular piece is quite expensive in my chosen color (either orange or dark orange).</p>
  <p>I've tried using a technic axle-and-pin connector, but it looks very bulky and the pin itself is also not available in (dark) orange:</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/EFSpt.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/EFSpt.png" alt="bulky alternative using technic pieces" /></a></p>
  <p>I've also tried various brackets in different configurations, but since they're all square, the edges stick out from under the half-circle tile.</p>
  <p>Are there other ways to achieve the same, or a similar looking effect?</p>
  
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Title: Technique for connecting a tile vertically next to a brick
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ThreadText: # Technique for connecting a tile vertically next to a brick
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-06-23)
  
  I'm trying to create this effect, where a 1x1 half-circle tile seems to 'stick out of' a 2x2 brick at 90 degrees:
  
  [![desired look: 2x2 brick with half-circle tile ](https://i.sstatic.net/bqElT.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/bqElT.png)
  
  This is easily achieved with a 1x1 tile with light attachment, as seen here from the back:
  
  [![same thing, from the back, with tile-with-light-attachment](https://i.sstatic.net/1nC9u.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/1nC9u.png)
  
  However, that particular piece is quite expensive in my chosen color (either orange or dark orange).
  
  I've tried using a technic axle-and-pin connector, but it looks very bulky and the pin itself is also not available in (dark) orange:
  
  [![bulky alternative using technic pieces](https://i.sstatic.net/EFSpt.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/EFSpt.png)
  
  I've also tried various brackets in different configurations, but since they're all square, the edges stick out from under the half-circle tile.
  
  Are there other ways to achieve the same, or a similar looking effect?
  
  **Tags:** building, connections
  
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  ## 3 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2023-06-24. Score: 12
  
  Some ideas given the color constraints (all used parts are available in Orange, except those not visible). Perhaps none are very compelling, but they might point you in a different direction.
  
  If you're not afraid of stressing bricks a bit (only during (dis)assembly - when assembled, there's no stress), using [Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 2 Fingers on Side and 7 Teeth (50340)](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=50340#T=C&C=4) :
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/l8NdE.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/l8NdE.png)
  
  **This next one doesn't actually work as pointed out in comments - the rod attached to the hand is too thin to stay put. Leaving it here in case someone knows of a trick to make it work anyway.** When it's acceptable that the tile is slightly off angle, using [Hand (983)](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=983#T=C&C=4)
  and [Technic, Brick 1 x 1 with Axle Hole (73230)](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=73230#T=C&C=4) :
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/koxNm.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/koxNm.png)
  
  Using [Slope, Curved 1 x 1 x 2/3 Double (49307)](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=49307#T=C&C=4) instead of the tile :
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/3Woye.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/3Woye.png)
  
  And finally, a very rough approximation of the shape using [Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on Side (44567)](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=44567#T=C&C=4) (assuming your requirements are quite flexible) :
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/kk7UX.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/kk7UX.png)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Those are all great ideas! I love the hand piece with the brick with axle hole. I tried it out with an actual hand I took out of a minifig, but it didn't really stay in place in the axle hole for me. Am I missing something there?  
  > **username_1**: @jqno : you're right - it doesn't work. I thought it was closer to the thickness of a bar, but it's not. Should have tried it out physically before posting. I'll mark it as unusable in my answer.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2023-06-23. Score: 11
  
  Perhaps too straightforward: placing tiles between studs is a legal technique (so are plates by the way if the studs where you insert the plate between are hollow):
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Xls4p.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/Xls4p.png)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Oooh that's inventive! But it will leave a vertical slit down the front of I place two of them next to each other. I was hoping to keep that a single piece. I don't suppose there's a 2x2 brick with studs on the sides?  
  > **username_2**: Not a brick, but there's a  modified 2x2 plate with studs on the side in orange. https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=99206#T=S&C=4&O={%22color%22:%224%22,%22ss%22:%22BE%22,%22iconly%22:0}  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_3 on 2023-06-24. Score: 7
  
  I'll suggest using a 1x1 plate with clip, recessed half a stud by means of a jumper plate:
  
  [![CAD diagram](https://i.sstatic.net/5ipuJ.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/5ipuJ.png)
  
  I haven't tested this physically, but I assume that the clip will be under stress since (in this assembly) the round tile won't fit through the entire clip.
  
  ---
  
  If you're OK with using *dark* orange, then you can use [1x2 plate round](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=35480) with some SNOT to achieve the effect:
  
  [![CAD diagram](https://i.sstatic.net/5bjWt.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/5bjWt.png)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Dark orange is fine. The round 1x2 plates are a good idea, but can you describe how they connect to the other bricks? I'm afraid I can't really tell from the image.  
  > **username_3**: I've pictured generic [SNOT](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/61/what-is-snot-building) - there are dozens of ways to achieve it. See e.g. [the unofficial LEGO advanced building techniques guide](https://joncraton.org/media/files/UnofficialLEGOAdvancedBuildingTechniquesGuide.pdf) for specific SNOT techniques.  
  
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