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Behind the Scenes

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This is a behind the scenes subpage for Axel.
This subpage contains all behind the scenes material relating to said article.

Background Information[]

Television Series[]

Axel is a fictional streamlined tender engine created by Ian McCue and Andrew Brenner.

In 2016, Axel made his debut in the movie, "The Great Race".

Axel is voiced by Rob Rackstraw (UK/US) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively.

Axel is based on an NMBS/SNCB Type 12. One of these locomotives, 12.004, is preserved at the Train World railway museum in Brussels, Belgium.

Behind the Scenes[]

CGI Model[]

In 2015, Axel was created from scratch in CGI by Arc Productions for the 2016 movie, The Great Race. The model was "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.

Voice Actors[]

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