Thanks heaps retrolefty i will certainly go on there forum haha! Any other suggestions on wiring schematics would be helpful to!

Ok thanks guys i will look into the smeller one! But now my teacher is saying i have to find one that runs off a 18m or o8m pickaxe? Is that possible i think he is reluctant to use an Arduino because he hasn't before( Me either) But all the  cubes i see are on arduino's??

I have no idea what the difference between the two are!

Are arduinos difficult to use they just seem to be the one that everybody uses?

What about an rgb version? Because that is what i want the big version to be?

Ok so if i build a 3x3x3 what kind of board am i going to need? and can i use the same board for both?

I have just been googling them as i thought they were interesting? I haven't really found an all out plan which is kind of what i need, could you recommend one? Also what do you mean by multiplexing? i need all the help i can get! haha

Ok thats really cool but i am already really wanting to do the cube? How hard is it? My teacher is happy to hep he just needs the schematic!

Ok i know you probably get newbies on here every day but i really need a schematic and help on the 8x8x8 cube i need help on how to connect the rgb's and what board to connect them to? Im doing it as my yr. 12 project so it has to be difficult and time isn't a problem i have a whole year! also with the program that makes the images in the cube if i took it to say an IT teacher who programs would he have trouble or is it easy? ( could i do it?) i have no programming experience!

I need as much advice as possible I'm only young and haven't used Arduino before! i was also looking at making it react to sound? or will that not be as creative as the programming way?