Excellent, another Brit has turned up to the RRU Tower for employment. Tally-ho, I wish you the most spiffing time old chap.*
You say you had hoards of the stuff... Does this mean you've sold most/all of it? I sadly went through the "Dark Ages" myself and sold the majority of my LEGO during my mid-teens. I've slowly been regrowing the collection though.
Well anyway, despite its large inactivity of late, the Rock Raiders subforum does have a wealth of discussion, tutorials, tools and mods, so please do take a look around if you haven't already. Have a good time!
*We'll just keep fooling the rest of the world into thinking Brits still speak like that.