It won't be easy Jase so thanks for the words of encouragement..
Below are three images. The first is from here on APOD
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080409.html
and shows how far the LMC extends.
The second image has my full frame image superimposed. The third has a cropped version suitable for a mosaic as the vignetting will no longer interfere with matching colour etc.
It looks like I will need at least nine panels.
Bert