Does anyone know anything about these "Ral Partha Imports" orcs?

[Hobgoblin]

I saw a brace of these on sale on eBay - starting at £12 (!) apiece. That reminded me that I'd meant to investigate them since stumbling across them in an old Ral Partha catalogue (1988), I think.



They look like a great range. But from whom did Ral Partha import them? Most "Ral Partha Imports" were Citadel figures, I think. These clearly aren't.

So, does anyone know who made them? And is the range by any chance still in production somewhere? It's a shot in the dark, but they'd make great D&D-style orcs, or perhaps kobolds, depending on the size. And they look like they'd make top-notch Gloranthan trollkin too.

Any info much appreciated!