UPDATED: Check out videos of Big Tex’s new hand and face

Engineers are working "non-stop" to get him ready for the 2013 fair.

AP Photo/LM Otero

The burned remains of Big Tex stand at the State Fair of Texas Friday, October 19, 2012, in Dallas.

FAIR PARK — Big Tex surely can't wave and say "Howdy, folks!" without new hands. In a video released by State Fair of Texas spokesperson Sue Gooding Tuesday morning, we get to see a very detailed simulation of how Tex's five fingers will come together.

[UPDATE: On April 9, The State Fair of Texas released a succeeding video of the shaping of Big Tex's face.]

Little has been said about the rest of him, but we know he's being rebuilt somewhere in Texas after meeting his demise in a fire in October. Tex will be back this fall for the fair, as he will be honored with the State Fair theme of "The One & Only!". The fair runs September 27 through October 20.

The 52-foot-tall redo could cost $600,000, reports The Dallas Morning News; and the fair is slated to get $155,000 from an insurance claim. About $45,000 have come in as private donations, and there's a donation drive online.

A statement assures us, "engineers and designers are working non-stop to return him to the State Fair of Texas." Here's two digital animations of Big Tex's face and hand:

(RE)Building an Icon: Shaping Big Tex’s Face

In just 171 days, gates will open to the State Fair of Texas®. Reconstruction continues on the Fair's official host, Big Tex. Tex was destroyed in an electrical fire on the final Friday of the 2012 season. Here's a sneak peek into what it takes to re-create Big Tex's lovable face.