Tom Meier's Ral Partha giant goblins are one of the all-time great fantasy miniature ranges. They're essentially Tolkien's Uruk-hai (and sport both White Hands and Red Eyes on their banners), which are introduced in The Lord of the Rings as "goblin-soldiers of greater stature".
Ral Partha's earlier Wizards, Warriors and Warlocks range also contained giant goblins, more crudely sculpted, which bore the White Hand; the progress in Meier's sculpting style in a year or two was astonishing.
Citadel later sold the giant goblins as "half-orcs", and Ral Partha relabelled them as "orcs" at some point.
They're a terrific set of figures that are still up there with the best around today. They're still available from Ral Partha Legacy (and regularly on eBay), so they must be among the earliest fantasy miniatures still in production, along with Minifigs.
I remember them well.
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