Retro with Squad Leader

Briefly tried out Retro rules with Squad Leader (although Retro looks to based around ASL) with old scenario 7 'Bucholz Station'.
Retro certainly quick playing as it drops several phases and Morale testing.
Seems to have quite a bloody CRT (I think I will use the optional 'softer' CRT version).
Quite solo friendly with Hestitation and Defensive fire systems.
Not sure it improves greatly on such a basic SL scenario but suspect it will make my ASL stuff see the light of day once more. 
Strangely I found the counters and hexes small and somewhat fiddly after being used with larger version in Combat Commander.
A sure sign of old age !!??