Actually, pics of these in bare metal were posted on TMP awhile back. They posted a link to a black and white catalog image of them, along with various other minis from Traveller.
They are old, German 15mm Traveller minis, which supposedly are now out of production.
They look very nice, and I'd love to have some, if the info is in error.
I guess it is possible RAFM might have acquired the molds/masters, and hasn't put them into use yet.