http://www.11secondclub.com/forum/ Forum full of animators, you will probably get more guidance there. Other then that i'd agree with everything blender said.
I'll look into adding a little wear on the wood - it's for a project set in ww2 to I'll try not go overboard on that. I'll look into the metal also :) Cheers
Adding on...do a little geology research on Google. Or go to this site http://www.undergroundkent.co.uk/ww2.htm Has some underground surroundings like yours.