Greeble is is a max plugin that randomly extrudes to make that classic spaceship hull geometry ala things like the millenium falcon with random shapes and boxes. I found a little lead for you that may help, jango:
https://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=123504
I wonder if anyone's tried this using displacement maps.
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