He does have a removable helmet, but I have so many similar SA Vaders I wouldn’t know which one to compare it to.
I happened to be checking out Rebelscum yesterday and saw that they had an image gallery for this Vader. In fact, I kind of had to do a double-take because I wasn't sure what the image was showing me. From what I saw it might have been some kind of 1:12 scale Asian import, and not necessarily a 3.75" figure. I was so impressed with that image on the front page that I had to check it out. They've updated
their image galleries with detailed comparison shots of all of the figures in the reissue wave. The new releases with the facial printing deco are listed farther down in each image gallery.
VC-008 Darth Vader was easily one of the most notable. The paint apps on the unmasked Vader are
greatly improved, and it resembles actor Sebastian Shaw far better in this new release. When I look at the original 2010 version it doesn't seem like that much of an improvement from the removable helmet Vader that was released around 2004 or so. This release is leaps ahead of that.
Additionally there is a
significant change to the removable helmet. The original release featured a two piece helmet. However, it didn't quite fit right or stay on the figure well. The new release features a one piece helmet. Even though that might seem like a step backward in terms of detail, the removable helmet should be functional in such a way that it's not in danger of falling apart if you move the figure a tiny bit.
I was originally going to pass on this whole wave. But having seen the images? I'm sold. I already ordered Han, Luke and Leia. Up until I saw these images I was going to pass on Vader, too. But not now.