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The replica statue was made from production-grade thermoplastics, meaning that the final product should be strong and durable. RedEye on Demand used what it calls a "sparse-fill technique" for the statue's interior. That's a process that's similar to honeycomb and means that the statue is light and relatively inexpensive, yet high quality and strong.
February 24, 2012 4:00 AM PST
Photo by: RedEye on Demand/Smithsonian/Studio EIS
| Caption by: Daniel Terdiman
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