Etienne/Behind the Scenes

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.

CGI Model
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. 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.

Fonts
The following fonts were used on Etienne's CGI model:
 * Arial

Voice Actors

 * Rob Rackstraw
 * Kōichi Sakaguchi
 * Erik Schäffler
 * Alan Bravo
 * Alexander Horlin