Got my first one of this fig in-hand. It's 2/3 to 3/4 utterly superb and 1/4 to 1/3 head-scratch, but fortunately the 2/3 to 3/4 is the major aspects and the 1/4 to 1/3 is the more minor stuff. Warning: I know a LOT about this outfit (and have custom-built it twice) so this will seem way nitpicky.
The headsculpt is a bit darker coloration than the Jedi version, but can't say the apps quality are any better on this re-use. The hair still has a bit of that strange copper color HT goes to for Luke's hair, though nowhere near as noticeable as it was on "duracell farmboy." The hairsculpt isn't quite as sharp as I was expecting, and it almost seems like it might be a whisker undersized (like it needed 5-10% more volume) but it's very nice overall.
LOVE the snow jacket, though it's ironic that the SSC version was criticized for being not weathered enough, whereas this one seems a bit over-weathered compared with the costume - strange because HT is criticized for not weathering enough and SSC is sometimes criticized for over-weathering (Biker Scout, sandtroopers as example).
Love-love the boots - so fascinating how they achieved it. Stunning engineering. I'm a bit bummed they don't scrunch/bunch down much at all though - they have to remain straight and you also can't tease the gaiters open/outward between the straps like they do on the costume as it's all glued and immobile.
They did an utterly awesome job on the leather belt - by far the most accurate Luke ESB belt ever done (most, both HT and SSC, have the belt too narrow) - as well as the bib/vest and the chestbox. The SSC chestboxes were a bit undersized and the finish on this new one is superb.
The knee bandolier, webbing straps and gloved handsculpts are junk - as is that stupid, ridiculous grenade. The grappling gun is a bit of a disappointment too - fine overall and nice crisp paint apps, but so many paint and sculpt minor errors that add up. And STILL bummed they released this with the standard Bespin-style blaster instead of the Muppet show/Dagobah arrival blaster - which has many differences, and is the ONLY time Luke ever uses a blaster in this orange outfit.
Finally - the helmet. This was the time for THE definitive X-wing helmet but this one, while a big step forward, fell short for me as definitive. The deco is a MASSIVE improvement over the Red Five SSC version, but the rebel emblems are still too small/wrong, the yellow visor is more accurate on the SSC version and the chinstrap is a strange mess-up by HT in multiple ways. What's odd is that the SSC and HT helmet sculpts (setting aside the paint quality) are quite different. The HT is better overall despite errors like the front of the mohawk being off, but I do think the SSC has a more accurate upper "volume" - the HT seems almost slightly "deflated" at the top.
Here is a visual tribute to two items this fig should have come with - an accurate ATAT killer grenade, and the Muppet Show/Dago arrival blaster...
