A while ago I managed to spill a tray of freshly painted, about to be matt varnished, metal moderns across the patio after the wind caught it... heads and arms went flying along with a few chips. All were eventually repaired with a few grimaces.
And then about 2 months later I found a chap that I had missed in a crack, paintjob basically untouched by the elements! The worst thing? I hadn't even noticed I was one figure down... :-/ oops!