Yeh I also had one Simon and wish I had it back to look through while I image with the Astrophysics, as good as the AP is for imaging, 12" is better than 6" as they say ...at least for deep sky viewing
You will love your new scope, here is mine under a Sirrus dome and ready to image - I sold it in 2006 after 4 years of faithful viewing and imaging:
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...55284140/large
Have fun
Mike