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Picked it up when I got to know an Aussie on a art forum...lol
As for the connecting painters to a piece you are right it might not be possible, but if they could it sure might curtail some of the half ass paint jobs. As for improved QC it is possible, XM does prove it, but it is also easier to have tighter QC with fewer lines and only one factory. I know some think SSC needs to lean up on their number of statues and go back to smaller runs so QC can be more of a priority, but I cant see that happening without layoffs, and I don't like the idea of people who may desperately need a job losing one.