Eric - dude, I'm right there with you.
I'm a big Genestealer Cult fan and back in the day I cut my teeth on 'flesh' by giving my Hybrids a unique flesh scheme. Everyone loved 'em.
Since then, for example, I sometimes will make a Guardsman look gaunt and near death with a grey or blue/grey base. I almost never paint flesh with just regular browns and tans...
Just wait until I get some my minis posted... you all will see!
Latez,
~Shade~