Yeah it sucks that those figures come with glued on clothing. However you can use character addon packages to change his shape and skin texture.  You can still make your own faces, just use the textures from the packages.

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/index.php?TopID=11219.30926.30950.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi