Hello Gordon, a welcome from me too. I'm also a long time modeller that has made the change! Or perhaps "taken on board" would be a better term?
There's a surprising amount to learn, and even more to accommodate re' your thinking processes, but! To my mind that's the positive in all this, as you cannot help but grow as each successive challenge presents itself.
Also on a personal note - mark me down as another fan of Western and surrounding areas. Whilst courting the missus we would use her parents caravan at Burnham as a base for exploration. Spent many hours driving along Brean sands, and popping over the headland to see the bright lights of Western super Mare. Chedder Gorge, and the Screech Owl pools ... I could get quite misty eyed ... right up until I remember her boiling the family pets and howling at the moon.
You'll like it here ... I do.