Well I now have everything I need. I'm giving myself a few days more to practice loading the reel, and have an old expired film to use to practice 'start to finish' in the changing bag. Once I'm happy with that, I've some proper films to load/develop.

I've seen lots of contradictory 'advice' about manufacturers' times, but I've decided to stick to Ilford's script for the first few rolls and take it from there. I have to say I'm quite excited, and looking for more opportunities to shoot B/W film, often leaving the digi box at home.