Thanks for the feedback. I wish you had been able to score a perfect paintup but you're looking at it the right way.
I know there were some ups and downs with factory paints. I got some flawless busts/statues and I got a few that looked pretty sloppy... but anything I had trouble with paint-wise was later in the release dates... probably as Randy tried to move production around due to rising prices.
I do want to point out that Bowen always offered me an exchange or return on the occasions I asked. Bad paint jobs are more subjective than breakage... their customer service was second to none (wasn't Heather awesome?).
I bought the grey version (#6) from the Vault with the intention to repaint it one day.
It's still grey.