Q is for Question Time - Hilco or Not?

Chris Smith is hoping for a ID on this chap, or at least a more solid ID than the maybe Hilco it currently enjoys!

Sent nearly a year ago; it's a sign of the amount of stuff in the queue as much as it is a sign of my tardiness! The figure in question is on the left for those not necessarily familiar with the Hilco UN troops (figure on the right), and it was posting my UN troops elsewhere the other day that reminded me this chap was languishing!

You can see that while there are some subtle or minor differences in the sculpt, they don't really amount to full piracy or copying, but the base is quite different lacking the indentations left by mould release-pins on the Hilco figure, it also has a smaller outline/footprint and slightly different shape. It came with a bunch of the standard figures, but in a bigger mixed lot, so not too-much should be read from that?

I'm sure it’s from the Hilco-Phoenix-Cherilea-Sharna family, as does Chris, but where and/or when and under which of several brands? It's painted to match the UN figure as far as beret and base go, the rest once over-painted green, so it can clearly be taken as a sign of attempted 'self-coloured' military or camouflage (like the Super-Deetail paratroops from Britains), but an attempt which failed, hence the paint remnants?

Was it a production piece or simply a sample painted-up for comparison before showing to management/sales for decisions - a 'test shot' in other words? Another possibility might be a short-run for inclusion in a vehicle set? The problem is the various handlers of the various tools from the above 'group' used various base treatments of the same figures, so the base alone is not much of a clue!

Has anyone seen these flecked-version figures in their branded habitat to put Chris's curiosity at rest?