Ok so the acrylic arrived and i was more than happy until i tried it on top of the endlighten acrylic. i couldn't get any blobs! not even a hint of it working so that's out of the window but i will work something out.
at the moment i've spent the last 48 hours making a box to hold all of the components, it is a bit ruff around the edges but this is going to have a case around it once it's all connected and wired up.
i didn't have time to put the PC in but did manage to get the LCD screen in and then powered it up...................................................................................and it worked!!!!!!! i had a bad feeling that i would turn it on and either i would get a big band or the screen would be cracked but it looked to be working well.
i now need to put the PC inside next and sort the back light for the LCD so the light is even.
as ever i will keep you updated!