'W.F.',
There are probably as many sources for R/C things in the UK as there are in the USA. And while there are a number of 'you guys' on this forum, you would probably have better luck getting the information you are looking for from one of the UK forums. They are just a lot more familiar with where to look for things there. "Locally" means a lot of different things to different people, but at something like 4500 miles, the UK just isn't all that 'local' for me .
Try here;
http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/Forum_1.htm
Even the language 'translation' will probably make sense to you (Ooo, some of the common 'English' phrases just do NOT mean the same thing here! )
Also, please understand that I'm not trying to 'get rid' of you! You are certainly welcome on this forum, we need all the help we can get too.
- 'Doc