I don't know if this is "exactly" the same as the original release, although the pose is the same, but with the original you got two heads, one bare, and the other helmetted.
The way that it's produced allows you to paint up both heads and change them around when you want, supposing that you can't make your mind up between the two. Otherwise you get a spare head for the spare's box.
There's also quite a few bits and bobs like grenades and ammo, two guns, skulls, etc to be had in the kit, all separate items too, so you can swap them about. The only "dodgy" bit is the cog wheels on the base. They look more like some biscuit grandma would have made !
I've had the chance to do several of these large kits, and compared to the "garage kits" released at the same time as these, the GW stuff wins hands down.
Adrian.