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Rocca		#1 Posted : 06 September 2025 18:31:47(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 28/01/2004(UTC) Posts: 638		Dear Märklin Friends, I do hope that this post isn't out of topic, but I do need really some help. Many years ago I've purchased in the years the Hielscher's Wuppertal Schwebebahn Modell. I do enjoy it a lot in my Märklin H0 Layout. Unfortunately since many years Hielscher' Shop and Fabric is totally closed and you can't find anymore spare parts. I do need new rubber bands to make the mechanism working right again. You have here some pictures. I hop that somebody who still has this marvellous model can help me. Thank you so so so much Best regards Stefano https://www.marklin-user...Rocca/550_1000030567.jpg https://www.marklin-user...Rocca/550_1000030566.jpg

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DasBert33		#2 Posted : 06 September 2025 19:57:24(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/01/2004(UTC) Posts: 1,286		It looks like something that might be available on amazon or similar. A quick search on 'rubber band' yields some candidates. What is the specs of the bands you need (diameter, thickness, ...) and how much tolerance is there on these specs?

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Alsterstreek		#3 Posted : 06 September 2025 20:01:37(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 5,946 Location: Hybrid Home		In a 2025 post a Stummiforum member mentioned that the "Wuppertal Achse" H0 scale modeling association deals with Hielscher "Schwebebahn" models, among other things. Their contact page: https://www.wuppertal-achse.de/Kontakt/
		Greetz - Ak My current "layout": https://www.marklin-user...aigne-Project#post592818

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Unholz		#4 Posted : 07 September 2025 11:45:42(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 29/07/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,440 Location: Switzerland		Slightly off topic (sorry), but just on the evening of the day before yesterday the historic "Kaiserwagen" of the actual Wuppertaler Schwebebahn has successfully completed its first test runs after many years of reconstruction and renovation. https://www1.wdr.de/nach...n-faehrt-wieder-104.html
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Rocca		#5 Posted : 07 September 2025 14:48:44(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 28/01/2004(UTC) Posts: 638		Originally Posted by: DasBert33 It looks like something that might be available on amazon or similar. A quick search on 'rubber band' yields some candidates. What is the specs of the bands you need (diameter, thickness, ...) and how much tolerance is there on these specs? Happy Sunday, dear DasBert, The cross-section is circular, and the length of the broken belt is 9.49 cm, while the diameter is 2.99 cm. The cross-section is 0.5 mm. Thank you very much! Regards Stefano

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rhfil		#6 Posted : 07 September 2025 15:29:42(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 05/09/2014(UTC) Posts: 724 Location: NEW HAMPSHIRE, Somersworth		That is not a rubber band but an O-ring. Rubber bands are flat and stretch. O-rings are round and have little stretch. In America a good hardware store will have an assortment of them. Not sure about outside.

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marklin81		#7 Posted : 07 September 2025 20:29:35(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 19/03/2015(UTC) Posts: 38 Location: Virginia		As mentioned, it seems to be an o-ring (not a rubber band). The dimensions you provided indicate a 0.5x30mm size. Searching on eBay for those dimensions kept producing o-rings/gaskets for watches -- that may provide the right size for your needs. I'd recommend including "watch o-ring gasket 0.5x30 mm" when searching. Good luck! Pat

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DasBert33		#8 Posted : 07 September 2025 20:46:36(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/01/2004(UTC) Posts: 1,286		o-rings with the specs you mention are available on amazon. i would try those.

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