I think you might be on to something there mak.
If it is what i think it is, then its some sort of conflict between materials. (textures), which has happened to me b4 in figure mode, but it still looks ok in scene mode. ?
Can't think off hand exactly what to do about fixing it.
This is one reason i always say 'name your textures'. You might hav 2 textures in fig mode, both from different objects, but both with the same name?. ie: material01
The names you give to your materials aren't important, but they do need to be different from any others.
You could possibly try naming your materals now, but make sure you have a copy of your file, just in case.