yeah, I was thinking about that, and also scanning in a bit of cloth that I feel has the same texture, tint it, and throw it on there, don't know how it will turn out though...
right now, however, I'm working on the rigging (class project, and rigging's due in two weeks time... yar), it's taking forever on just the hand, and there's another hand, and the rest of the body. I don't know if I'll get it done by the due date, I'll certainly try though. most of the stuff is parented, the armor, but weights are such a pain