I don't own a older version of the BNSF SD70ACE since those had the wrong roof color so I can't compare. I do own a Diecast ES44 and the new SD70ACE is brighter. Can maybe get some pictures later. I was sorta concerned until I went out and looked at BNSF SD70ACE on line.
But as you can see the SD70ACE's are brighter than earlier BNSF units. I found many pictures that look like this. I think they look great.
I really like the Montanna Rail Link. Here are a few pictures I shot last night.
The front end is really cool. They did a great job of getting the headlights in the right place. I noticed that the MTH version had that wrong.
Something about Zebra Striping that always makes a engine look really cool.