I guess you can create both the "light bulbs" and the "light glows" on different layers then fuse these layers.

From there, you can select the two using a selection box and then cut and paste the two. That way, you should be able to move the two objects around to the next position and "anchor them" there.


Very nice first go, by the way.
I am also a beginner, by the way, and one of my first project just so happen to also have been a small ship... Where did you get the planking pattern from? It looks better than the one I used...