Answers.Body: <p>You're just confusing part <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=11477" rel="noreferrer">11477 &quot;Slope, Curved 2 x 1 x 2/3&quot;</a> with part <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=24201" rel="noreferrer">24201 &quot;Slope, Curved 2 x 1 x 2/3 Inverted&quot;</a>.</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/WJvB3LwX.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/WJvB3LwX.png" alt="comparison of curved slope bricks" /></a></p>
  <p>They are <em>really</em> similar and have exactly the same curvature - but the former (and older) has stud holes on the non-curved part, whereas the later (and newer) has hollow studs.</p>
  <p>As far as I can tell, those heads are built using the inverted slopes and a 180° SNOT technique (i.e. building &quot;upside-down&quot;).</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/O9roOUq1.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/O9roOUq1.png" alt="exploded view of head assembly" /></a></p>
  <p>Also note that this model is most probably using part <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=15573" rel="noreferrer">15573 &quot;1x2 jumper plate with bottom antistud&quot;</a> instead of part <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3794b" rel="noreferrer">3794b &quot;1x2 jumper plate with bottom bar&quot;</a>.</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/KP45XNrG.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/KP45XNrG.png" alt="Comparison of jumper plates" /></a></p>
  
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Body: <p>Just got back into LEGO after a decade, so I'm not familiar with some of the new bricks or techniques.
  I want to recreate some of the builds from the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3ZSXIbwNuQ" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Silent Cartographer MOC</a> but I can't figure out how.</p>
  <p>(From a <a href="https://imgur.com/a/jKQSb2q" rel="nofollow noreferrer">imgurl album</a>:)
  <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/2PY9IkM6.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/2PY9IkM6.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
  <p>The elite heads have a 1x1 half circle and a 2x1 slope, neither have studs so they can't be attached to anything there since the rest is all upside-down. The 1x1 tooth is upside-down and attached to the 1x2 with 1 stud and 1x2 groove hinge. They should just slide off, unless they're glued on.</p>
  
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Title: What technique is used for the heads in this LEGO Halo Elite MOC?
UserDisplayName: GwimblyGun
ThreadText: # What technique is used for the heads in this LEGO Halo Elite MOC?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2024-12-11)
  
  Just got back into LEGO after a decade, so I'm not familiar with some of the new bricks or techniques.
  I want to recreate some of the builds from the [Silent Cartographer MOC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3ZSXIbwNuQ) but I can't figure out how.
  
  (From a [imgurl album](https://imgur.com/a/jKQSb2q):)
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/2PY9IkM6.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/2PY9IkM6.png)
  
  The elite heads have a 1x1 half circle and a 2x1 slope, neither have studs so they can't be attached to anything there since the rest is all upside-down. The 1x1 tooth is upside-down and attached to the 1x2 with 1 stud and 1x2 groove hinge. They should just slide off, unless they're glued on.
  
  **Tags:** part-identification, building, moc
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2024-12-11. Score: 17
  
  You're just confusing part [11477 "Slope, Curved 2 x 1 x 2/3"](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=11477) with part [24201 "Slope, Curved 2 x 1 x 2/3 Inverted"](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=24201).
  
  [![comparison of curved slope bricks](https://i.sstatic.net/WJvB3LwX.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/WJvB3LwX.png)
  
  They are *really* similar and have exactly the same curvature - but the former (and older) has stud holes on the non-curved part, whereas the later (and newer) has hollow studs.
  
  As far as I can tell, those heads are built using the inverted slopes and a 180° SNOT technique (i.e. building "upside-down").
  
  [![exploded view of head assembly](https://i.sstatic.net/O9roOUq1.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/O9roOUq1.png)
  
  Also note that this model is most probably using part [15573 "1x2 jumper plate with bottom antistud"](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=15573) instead of part [3794b "1x2 jumper plate with bottom bar"](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3794b).
  
  [![Comparison of jumper plates](https://i.sstatic.net/KP45XNrG.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/KP45XNrG.png)
  
  
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