Small scenes, big dreams

Fullerton resident growing Allen’s N Scale World
  • Allen Zimmerman displays some of the scenes he has created forAllen’s N Scale World. NCJ photos by Rick Holtz
    Allen Zimmerman displays some of the scenes he has created forAllen’s N Scale World. NCJ photos by Rick Holtz
  • Allen Zimmerman (right) recently presented an N Scale scene to Brock Schaecher, who was his first customer.
    Allen Zimmerman (right) recently presented an N Scale scene to Brock Schaecher, who was his first customer.
  • The N Scale scene featured Brock’s Corvette.
    The N Scale scene featured Brock’s Corvette.

    FULLERTON — The scenes may be small, but one Fullerton resident is dreaming big.

    Allen Zimmerman recently launched a new business — Allen’s N Scale World. He creates scenes that can be used with model railroads or just encapsulated by itself in a container.

    “Most people call them dioramas,” he said. “I don’t want to be like the next guy. I want to be the first of what I am doing. I crave knowledge a…