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>>654708
It glows red in the dark??
I don't know desu. The fundamental function of the scene and the machines is to create an dirty industrial environment which feels eerie, sinister and threatening.
>>654711
get references
look at references
draw rough sketch
build rough whitebox model
draw over whitebox model render
infuse with more details until you have final design
build final mesh
unwrap/texture

The process is pretty straightforward, i have a huge library of references and i take a lot of time for the design process, which i think i am still pretty weak at. I am no engineer myself and i just work by visual aesthetics.

If you don't want to sped to much time with this, take a real engine as reference and stay close to the design but simplify it to your needs.