PS: Forgot to mention that I am indeed a Brit, from Newcastle upon Tyne! Just emigrated to N America in 1980
And no sweat the old guy is getting better and will be back on the roads in the spring ( 30 CM snow here right now)
Got back into making plastic models after a 35 yr layoff. A lot has changed in those 35! Im making 1;72 scale models for my 79 yr old dad who is recovering from a motorcycle accident