even grumpy mike has cheered up 
thanks for your help.
i changed from using pin 1,2,3,4 to using 2,3,4,5 when mart said best not use 0 and 1
here is a picture of what i tried attaching it to a battery.. but the leds still flash red like something is wrong, maybe that battery isnt strong enough? (this is without even trying to run the arduino code) it is just from plugging it in
(my actual drawing was a bit small but it came out ok in photo)
