{"id":685,"date":"2023-03-08T08:33:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T08:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modelrailroadsadventures.com\/?page_id=685"},"modified":"2024-07-18T00:30:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T00:30:29","slug":"adventures-in-marklin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/modelrailroadsadventures.com\/?page_id=685","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Marklin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Marklin Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#000000 0%|rgba(255,255,255,0) 98%|rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/modelrailroadsadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Marklin003a-scaled.jpg&#8221; background_position=&#8221;center_right&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;4px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h1>Adventures in M\u00e4rklin 3-Rail<\/h1>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/modelrailroadsadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MarklinLogo-Transparent.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;MarklinLogo-Transparent&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Dettingen Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;150ms&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h2>Dettingen<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#fdb467&#8243; divider_position=&#8221;center&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; max_width=&#8221;50px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>Dettingen is a diversion! 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