Yeah, got to agree - sadly that doesn't look like a dark brown Soldier (unless the lighting is making it look a lot lighter than it actually is). But. hey. i'm no expert - I hope it is - it's one i'm still looking to snag myself.
True.
It's hard to tell from pics sometimes though. I have bought what looked to be dark brown figures before as they looked it in the pics only to recieve the regular soldier.