Hmm... I was getting ready to pre-order that version any one of these days but I'm not sure I like what I'm seeing there. The head doesn't have the same punch to it. I didn't have any interest in this as a likeness as Mifune, I just liked the look of the head sculpt, and so it doesn't matter to me if the final version is an improved likeness or not.
For one, it looks a lot less detailed. The hair in particular, it looks like it's just solid black now with no gray. The prototype looked human, among the very best I've ever seen, while this head to me looks lifeless and unremarkable, nothing special. The uniform also looks like a big drop down, particularly the top of the hat.
I've never followed anything not HT from prototype to release and so maybe this is typical but I'm very surprised here. I think at this point I'll pass. If anyone else still wants it though, the cheapest I could find it for, looking earlier, is $85 here:
https://www.apcollectibles.com/shop001/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=2641&idcategory=
Also, am I alone in seeing Ciaran Hinds in this? It's got the same dead/beady eyes and a few other common points.
