I haven't had time to assemble and display mine but I inspected it on the box and it's looking really good to me. It's my 1st Sideshow-made statue, so I might not be a good judge but I wonder if lighting might be affecting too much some of the photos posted here.
I took a few quick photos (with my cellphone) of the regular portrait and it's looking pretty close to the prototype IMHO.
After a quick inspection of the body on the box I think the star looks like slightly worn out - it matches the belt which also has some worn out aspect - but it's NOT looking like some of the photos shared here.
I took a quick photo just for the sake of comparison but I apologize for the shi** picture, I took just one and didn't notice at first it was blurry but it's possible to see the star is not looking bad.
Lastly, the colors on the body are not looking washed out at all on my unit. Maybe some folks were unlucky? I would contact Sideshow on that case.