While looking through my stash, I found the old 1/25 Su-100 in the corner and looking at it,...Im finding it wanting. It is no where near the detail level of , lets say Trumpeters 1/16 T-34. But then again the Su-100 is a much older kit.
But what I want to know is are there ways to bring the 1/25 kit up to modern standards besides slobbering the thing with mud?
Yeah I know this is a bit of a goofball question but I want a respectable Su-100 in 1/25 scale.

Any advice would help, any at all.

So noone has experience with this kit?
No one can offer any advice?

Ah well,...good thing this is a russian vehicle, they love wallowing in mud.

I built one but doubt my experience can help since I built it close to 40 years ago! I enjoyed it at the time, motorization and all! My Dad gave me the SU100, the Chieftain and the Centurion for Christmas, my brother got the T-34, Panther and Tiger. Link by link track just blew our minds!

I would advise at least scratching a partial interior, those hatches are mighty big.

I didn't build it but I've found a kit review

http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/tam/kit_tam_25104.shtml

Rebuilding the torsion bars would be a bit of a problem for me, and a kit of this size would probably warrant them to be made of metal. Beyond my skills...
I could muddy up the lower hull and concentrate on the upper hull, but all in all this will be a considerable undertaking.

This may be an on again, off again project.

But thank you for the replies folks.

you could use the tops of Stoufer's family-sized entres to make photo-etch. Aluminum foil can also be used for this. For mud, I would suggest using Rustoleum's texture spraypaint. The brown looks just like fresh mud and earth. If you want a really cool effect; put an orange led in the barrel, run the wiring to the through the barell to the interior power pack,(I believe a 9 volt will give you enough power) and install a switch that will stick out of the bottom. makes it look like it is firing. I did this with a Karl Morser, although I ran a red and a orange led. Replace any grab handles with solder. Not having worked with the kit, this is the best advise I can offer.