Hey all - thanks for all the suggestions... Ed - thanks for the kind offer of a loan
I decided I would leave it until the end of the weekend when I would tear the house up-side-down. If no joy, I would then find a alternative.
However, chick came up good!! She found the spindle and bearings pretty much exactly were I thought they would be and were I had looked several times. I had put them in an water bottle with grease stripper. When searching, I ignored the bottle. Luckily, my wife is a little more thorough than me so my wheels are now assembled and ready to go.
Im doing some building this weekend so picks to follow!!
thanks again everyone..
Paul