Thanks again all for your ideas and advice....
Snowqueen you have been really helpfull with your posts
Rich.. again, many helpfull points... It really has started to set my own appetite to learn with him (or be taught by him).
Of course the only problem as with any hobbie is we can only buy what we can afford, and not always what we want... but with all the help here I can at least start to make an informed purchase..
Dave