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There's nothing wrong with dialogue; I'm a writer, I love dialogue!The thread below adds excellent issues to the mix; per ballasting, weathering, etc. I don't think the question is whether your "unleadered" track sections work today, but if they'll continue functioning efficiently in five or ten years. That you've used old track is probably a moot issue. When you rejoined the sections, or even jostled them, you created enough friction to refresh the contact areas between rail and joiner. The fact is, you may have good contact for some time, but through corrosion, sans well-soldered contacts of some nature, resistance will build. It'll happen slowly, and you may not even notice it until electrical current is sufficiently interrupted. Think of the line of current flowing from powerpack to locomotive as a continuous link. All along the circuit, you've got many opportunities for electrical inefficiency. Doesn't it seem prudent to minimize all potential failures under your control? Now, if you enjoy digging out ballast, adding leader wires later, and reballasting, that's okay too. [;)]Lynda
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