and i just can't get the material the way i want.

what i have set up so far is a plane with holes in it and i've modeled a peg out of a polygonal cylinder. i want to be able to have a light underneath the plane that will make the pegs glow when i turn it on.

any help is appreciated even if you can just point me in the right direction for a tutorial.

place example file so people will able to help you faster.

so, i think i figured out how to get it glow the way i want. i just turned on diffuse and emission options for the default glass. but i tried to render out one frame and it took 1.5 hrs and only got half way.

is it normal to take that long for a frame to render? and is there a better way to get this done/should i be doing anything different? this is my very first project doing 3d stuff so i'm figuring this out as i go.

i tried to upload my project file but it's too big for the forum attachment.
http://www.mediafire.com/?y3qm55k1ix2rra1 [mediafire.com]