Obviously the most complex thing about this project is the coding, but if this ( http://ruggedcircuits.com/AD130/Rotator.pde) is the complete code would it be possible for a noob like me to put it together ?
It may be my ignorance, but I refuse to be intimidated when working with new toys. Everyone has a different background, but with the Rotator.pde it sure looks like most of the leg work is done for you. I didn't see anything mentioning the LCD screen, but I'm sure there are PDEs for it.
I wasn't sure how difficult my MIDI to 8ch relay (to trigger standard 110v lamps) would be and the prototype took me minutes to build based on the junk I had lying around and code freely available around here. Looking back it was disappointing how little I had to curse to get it to work. 
I say jump in, have fun, expect to get a few black eyes along the way but don't let any of that stop you. I had a few years of electronics in college back when Clinton was in office which I've done a great job forgetting. Most of this is low level electronics and low level programming as well simply because someone else has already done the real work. Go for it!!
Brandon