Can you clear up some confusion? There are comparison videos on Youtube - ie your UK scan and German scan vs the current Grindhouse. Which print is your latest and how does it compare to all previous?
None of thise aer the latest print. The UK print was somewhat faded, and had a mold problem which caused red flashes on a lot of frames.
The new print is not faded and is mold-free, it should give us both a great colour reference and good quality for the main scan. The other prints will be to help with any frames missing from the new print, and as a resource for any badly damaged frames on the new print.
So long story short, it is much better than any of the previous sources (i.e. the UK, German or Frindhouse).
It is just a matter now of saving up some more dollars for cleaning and scanning and storage etc.