You could try find 2nd Edition MW RPG. It's basically the updated version of the original, same basic method of playing if i'm not mistaken.
you are mistaken in some ways.
2nd edition is much more streamlined.
as far as char creation I would say 2nd edition was the quickest and easiest, IMO. it uses "priorities" to determine how many points you get for each category: race, attributes, skills, advantages etc. and then depending on what priority was set where it determines how many points you actually have to spend.
there were a few things I used from 1st edition when I played / ran 2nd edition but not much. I still use (or would use) some things from 1st/2nd edition if I ran a atow game.