This list is directed at those wanting to start building a collection of Britains Ltd. pre-1966 lead toy soldiers and figures but might be a bit overwhelmed by the range of choices and are not sure of where to begin.

The suggested sets or figures from the sets listed below should form the foundation of any good Britains collection, regardless of the theme or direction a collection might take in future.

Although some of these sets are regarded by experts and collectors alike as being among the most outstanding Britains produced during their 70 plus years of hollow cast lead figure production, they may not be particularly rare or expensive but instead epitomize the quality, innovation, and charm of the company's old toy soldier line.

Here they are in order of their catalog numbers:

#1 OR #2 - Life or Royal Horse Guards WITH officer on rearing horse(older versions)

#8 - 4th Hussars(on “rocking horses”)

#11 - Black Watch (charging)

#24 OR #33 - Ninth or 16th Lancers(w/officer “turned in saddle”)

#28 - Mountain Artillery

#32 -Royal Scots Greys

#35 Royal Marines at the slope

#39 - Royal Horse Artillery

#47 OR #66 -Skinner's Horse or Duke of Connaught's Lancers

#48 OR #123 - Egyptian or Bikanir Camel Corps

#74 Royal Welch Fusiliers

#77 - Gordon Highlanders at slope

#79 - Royal Navy Landing Party

#114 OR #1901 -Cameron Highlanders or Capetown Highlanders marching at slope

# 120 - Coldstream Guards kneeling firing

#136 - Cossacks

#142 French Zouaves charging

#145 OR #146 - Royal Army Medical or Royal Army Service Corps wagons

#147 -Zulu Warriors

#182 - 11th Hussars

#202 -Togoland Warriors

#212 -Royal Scots at the slope

#225 - King's African Rifles

#400 OR #1343 - Life or Royal Horse Guards in Winter dress

#1470 -Coronation Coach

#s1659 to 1664 -any one of the Knights of Agincourt series

#2019 - Danish Livgarde

#2022 -Swiss Papal Guard

#2025 OR #2063 -Cameron or Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders firing(in "tropical helmets")

#2065-H.M.Queen Elizabeth II on Horseback

#2094 -Open Landau

And:

any one of these band sets: #27 -Band of the Line, #37 -Band of the Coldsteam Guards, #101 -Life Guards(mounted), #1291 -Band of the Royal Marines, #1301 -U.S. Army Band, #1527 -RAF band, #1720 -Scots Greys(mounted), #2096 -Irish Guards, #2109 -Black Watch

And include:

any one of these color parties: #460 -Scots Guards, #2084 -Scots Guards, #2101 -U.S. Marine, #2111 -Black Watch.