Finally got the HT R5 (a few mail delays later...) and I'm slightly more impressed than I thought. That being said, I think it'd call it a draw in terms of which I prefer, SSC vs HT.
I appreciate the somewhat more accurate body sculpt (panels, lower body details etc) on the HT vs the SSC, and the fact it's slightly taller, the body a bit more stretched, and the more red-tone paint (SSC is more of a orange-red, maybe a nod to Kenner) but a few minor errors jump out on the HT, for example the tall red vertical panels on the sides of the body are slightly too narrow, as are the red "arms" (the SSC version got those more correct.) Not a biggie, but noticeable to me. I do also like the more crisp whitish color that's accurate to ANH - the SSC R5 is a bit more yellowish in the white areas.
The weathering on the SSC looks a bit more realistic than the HT. HT's "machine apps" do seem a bit too clearly stenciled in this case, unfortunately, the worst areas right in front.
Overall though a nicer fig than I expected based on pics, and overall a slightly more accurate rendering of ANH R5 than the SSC.
I will be fixing the BOBF-specific aspects, such as the weird "circles" neck treatment (I guess done because the film crew couldn't find iridescent stickers to match ANH R5,) to bring it in line with ANH. Not a huge amount of work, but an irritation for sure. Yet again we get a classic OT character BUT with Disney+ detailing... I'm looking at you HT Biker Scout/bike and Tusken.
I will be keeping my SSC version as a realistic rendering of the Kenner R5 to put alongside my other "real-Kenner" figs.
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