Welcome, Rob, from another Rob(ert).
I noted with interest your comment about essential tremor. My wife and I have a good friend who was a cellist with Canada's National Arts Centre orchestra when he was diagnosed with esssential tremor. He had to give up playing his cello, but began a new career as a professional choral singer. As they say, it's not over until it's over.
I can vouch for the helpful, non-critical advice that FineScale discussion board members are always ready to give. Like you, I've had the challenge (and the pleasure) of learning about new (and better) model kits, paints, adhesives, paints, tools, and techniques. I look foreward to seeing the results of your reborn modelling.
Bob
On the bench: A diorama to illustrate the crash of a Beech T-34B Mentor which I survived in 1962 (I'm using Minicraft's 1/48 model of the Mentor), and a Pegasus model of the submarine Nautilus of 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas fame.