Fast and Furious – 1327, Home of the Torettos FEATURETTE
Family Home!
The house originally belonged to Jack Toretto, a stock car racer and the father of Dominic, Jakob and Mia. We learned the background story in the ninth part of this franchise. Visually, hardly anything has changed inside or out over the years, apart from bushes and trees that have been newly planted. Therefore, it was a must for us to add this iconic diorama to our collection!
How it all Started:
In the very first movide, after destroying Brian's (Played by Paul Walker) 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) invited him to his home as a thank you. Toretto narrowly escaped from the police with Brian's help. Already in the first part, the house was often shown in the film, be it in party scenes from the inside or at the obligatory BBQ outside in the garden behind the house. I have documented the construction of the Toretto house in detail in the following Youtube video:
Anyway, the work was done over a long period of time. The 3D parts were positioned to fit the wooden base plate, the lawn was laid and the parts were painted several times.
This gave the individual parts an age patina like from the first part of the film.
At the end of the sixth part of Fast and Furious, the protagonists were able to return to Los Angeles to house 1327.
Brian, Dominic and his sister Mia (Jordana Brewster) lived together in the Toretto family home and raised Mia and Brian's son Jack.
In the seventh part, however, the house was blown up. The more detailed background of all the movies can be read in the Fast and Furious Wiki.
In the following parts (especially in part 9), the house is seen under construction before it is rebuilt in the latest part "Fast X".
722 East Kensington Road, Echo Park, Los Angeles
The original setting has been visited thousands of times over the years, shared on social media or paid homage as a memorial to Paul Walker, who died in 2013. Much to the displeasure of the owners, who would rather have their peace and quiet. For the first film, filming was allowed on and in the property, but later visual effects increasingly came into play. Even the explosion in the seventh part was, of course, computer generated. With the death of Paul Walkier, the house became a pilgrimage town for car fans all over the world. The local police had to increasingly deal with the crowds of visitors before the Corona Lockdown period gradually calmed things down.
Jada Toys Diorama
Our diorama was painstakingly handcrafted over many hours and fits all the popular 1/64 scale Fast and Furious Hot Wheels models. For the general public, Jada Toys has released a 1/87 scale Toretto house since last year. You can find the link to buy the diorama below at the end of the article. The Jada Toys model can be assembled quickly, the house and the scale are already made in one piece. All you need to do is join the road plates together.
Included are Brian's Toyota Supra MK4 and Dom's 1969 Dodge Charger, both from the first part of Fast and Furious. Also included are a table, barbecue grill and chairs for the obligatory BBQ, as you know it from the films. Our recommendation is to get such a piece of film history before reciting the next grace. It's definitely worth it!
Get your F&F Diorama via Amazon:
