I dunno, count me in with the folks unimpressed with the head. There is something about it that seems really off, I don't know what. I think the visor may be too narrow, for one thing. Also the stripes are clearly not blue, but that may be due to lighting.
Like I said, it's just old.
Yeah, I think that might be cool. A lot of the details on this toy are lost on the dull colour/finish (through no fault of its own, of course).