hi all, my name is Fabrizio, i recently joined the club of Marklin enthusiasts, so i hope to be in the right place here.

I really like bridges and in general the 3rd dimension in a layout, so i am surely going to build them. I just saw that Faller seems to offer the "same" type of pieces (for example Marklin 74618 - https://www.maerklin.de/...ts/details/article/74618 and Faller 120474 - https://www.faller.de/en...ide/226/track-bed?c=20), only Faller costs much less.

From what i see, there are of course some differences, i would like to ask 3 important questions though :

1) Are Faller bridges pieces compatible with Marklin Pillars (es. 7253 - https://www.maerklin.de/...ts/details/article/7253) ? and vice-versa ?

2) Can i mix Faller and Marklin bridge pieces, aside from the questionable esthetic matter ?

3) I am a 3d printer enthusiast also, and from a fast search i found some 3d models for the Bridges, but none of them seem to be a perfect replica of either Marklin or Faller pieces. In particular, i am looking at 3d models of Marklin basements (7250 and 7251) and thin pillar (7252), since they really cost very much money and i definitly feel robbed buying the original ones.... so any hint here ?

Same question goes for lights : Marklin 72800 - https://www.maerklin.de/...ts/details/article/72800 and Faller - https://www.faller.de/en...se-light-cold-white?c=34 : they are extremly similar, Faller costs half of less. Only, Marklin lights seem to be ok up to 16v DC, while Faller, from what i read, should not exceed 12V DC. Since i have a variable voltage DC transformer, i would like to get the best from the lights, so i would like to run 16V DC for the lights, since Marklin support it, but can i mix Marklin and Faller at 16V DC ?

thanks to anyone wishing to help a newbie,

Fabrizio

thanks for your tip man