@unknownuser said:

But am interested in knowing what some good plug ins you might recommend are.

For the fun the last toy is SubD by Thomthom! πŸ˜‰

http://evilsoftwareempire.com/subd

And the free real render Visualizer! πŸ˜‰
https://www.getvisualizer.com/

Have fun modeling! 😎

PS Cool robot! β˜€