Get halfway through a model and find it's an unworkable mess? Can't add edge loops where you need them? Can't subdivide a mesh properly? If any of this sounds familiar check this course out.
These are not the oringial image planes but are from the same file. Should work just fine. Get the new size of the hands from the new file when you go to make your image plane in Maya.
Dave or Miss Nova may have the originals on a back up. This tut is about 4 years old.