Russ adds some finishing touches to his wax hand sculpture.

Inner view of the wax hand on the arm.

Outer view of the wax hand on the arm. This was just one in a series of eight different hands created by the artist.

It takes several pairs of hands to bring "Lady Justice" to a standing position.

A first glimpse of how tall the statue is.

Wood braces will be used to hold the standing statue.

The braces are secured in place.

Carrie works at the base of the statue.

A side view of the statue with the skirting panel not yet in place.

Dan prepares to attach the skirting panel.

A close up of the lower skirt and shoes.

The front of the lower skirt and shoes.

Dan does some shaping of the wax hand. The grounding wire, for lightning protection, hangs at her elbow.

Dan prepares the position of the hand that will eventually hold the scales.

A different view of the hand.

The new sword in place. It is made of stainless steel.

Wax models and plaster casts of the decorative panels that are on the robe of "Lady Justice". The one on the left represents the actual panel as it exists now. The other represents the panel as it probably looked prior to the years of weathering.

Fiberglass models made from the plaster casts.