Jim, I had to smile, you're absolutely right mate.
Brian, I use cheap plastic toolboxes. Any large DIY chain will sell them, I even got one from ASDA for about 2 quid. Actually I got my main one from Tesco for a couple of quid as well. Cheap as chips. They can snap shut and as long as the figures are immovable inside, they're as safe as houses. You'll probably find like I have, that the size of the box you need looks way too big at first, otherwise the figures don't fit.
Cheers mate...............