Yeah, I have some resistors that I was planning to use for the positive terminals (lotsa wiring!) but I think I will add the transistors in a second build for times sake (trying to finish for school on thursday). Just bought PCB to solder the 595's/ resistors, and Im sticking the matrices together with some super heavy duty double sided adhesive strips (They work awesome!).
One question: When you say the rows are wired backwards, that means the 1st SR receiving data is the last set of rows, then SR2 the second set of rows, SR3 = 3rd row, SR4 = 4th row, then SR5 is the last set of couloms, SR6 = 3rd coloum, SR7 = 2nd coloum, and the end of the SR daisy chain is the 1st set of coloums? I think that is what you mean, but I'm not 1005 sure.....
Thanks soooo much for your help!!!! ;D