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Background Information[]
Television Series[]
Etienne is a fictional electric engine created by Ian McCue and Andrew Brenner.
In 2016, Etienne made his debut in the movie, "The Great Race".
Etienne was voiced by Rob Rackstraw (UK/US) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively.
Etienne is based on SNCF's BB 9003 and 9004 electric locomotives, built by Jeumont-Schneider of Paris in 1952 and 1954, respectively.
Behind the Scenes[]
CGI Model[]
In 2015, Etienne 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.
Head-on Promo
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Etienne's pantograph
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Etienne's left side view
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Etienne's back side view
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Etienne's right side view
Etienne in The Great Race
Fonts[]
The following fonts were used on Etienne's CGI model:
- Arial (nameplate)
Voice Actors[]
- Rob Rackstraw (UK/US)
- Kōichi Sakaguchi (Japan)
- Erik Schäffler (Germany)
- Alan Bravo (Latin America)
- Alexander Horlin (Russia)