Today is a great day. MY MODEL CAME

YES! I know that’s HO, (1/87 scale) but if I’m not incorrect, that’s a Canadian National ES44AC, right?

It's a C44-9W, it's similar to the Es44ac, but it's an older model. It has thinner radiator wings

Oh, it’s a dash 9. I saw the point sticking out beyond the radiator and immediately thought ES44AC. All gevos look moderately similar. :/

Yeah, most wide cab GE engines looks pretty much identical. I was going to buy it in a Union Pacific livery because that's the railroad where I'm from, but the CN example was in my budget, so i got it instead

I would recommend picking a specific railroad to model- I picked bnsf- then you can get a higher volume of trains from that road. Bonus points if you do what I did and get a friend to model another railroad on the same layout, so you can get the multiple railroad immersion without spending a bajillion dollars.

Thanks. I don't really go for a specific era, railroad or type. I have a pretty diverse collection because of that. (2 steam engines, an ATSF F7, a European diesel shunter, and an F40PHR in UP colors)

Fair enough. Also, what livery is the f7 in? I would guess warbonnet, but blue bonnet and yellow bonnet aren’t uncommon.

It's the warbonnet colors

Nice! Are you familiar with Ken Paterson?

No, not really.

I would recommend watching his YouTube channel. He does everything from railcar reviews to layout building, all in ho.