I want to make this:

 

Look like this. 

 

They are the same suit, same lighting, but the texture looks fantastic close up, not so much at a distance.

So the question is, how do I achieve that look when I want to render the suit from a distance to show the whole thing, or in an action shot? I know some of this is shortcomings of the Firefly render engine, but what tricks can I use to bring out the same quality from those two very different scenes?

Is there some mix of material room madness (oh my god! MATH!!!) or settings in the render tab that can get me there?

 

Am I asking the right questions? 

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