Re: Moonbase Alpha Basic Construction Set
It takes time to figure out the ins and outs of a particular software.
This is the kind of thing I do in Accurender, which is a very old and obsolete system.
I have yet to learn 3DS Max which would generate better stuff. This still looks "rendered," not real enough.
A secret is light placement, including primary lighting that matches the background and secondary lights to make "reflections" when the background is just a picture and not part of the model.
Modeling is a bitch sometimes. I used AutoCAD and a third-party solids editor. Also obsolete.
Stone knives and bearskins. When you learn, use the new stuff.