Safe and Sound Infinity Action Box Review

Transportation accessories for wargaming are essential for taking your miniatures safely to a gaming club, tournament, or even a friend's house, and carry cases tend to fall into 1 of 2 types, foam or magnetized. Foam storage either has the miniatures sitting between two layers or has shapes in the foam that the miniatures sit in. Magnetic has metal in a part of it, and after attaching magnets to your miniatures, they'll sit securely on the metal plate in the carry case.

Safe and Sound decided that if you're going to the trouble of selecting and carrying a case, it might as well be useful once you get to your gaming area. The Infinity Action Box, once it's done the job of transporting your miniatures securely, also doubles as a piece of scenery during the game. In this article, we'll look at the Infinity Action Box, and see how many Infinity miniatures we can get in it, and we'll also look at some of the larger magnetic boxes Safe and Sound offers.

What Is The Safe And Sound Infinity Action Box?

The Safe and Sound Infinity Action Box is a magnetic miniatures transportation box, that also doubles as a scenery piece for your games. It's officially sanctioned by Corvus Belli, the makers of Infinity, so you'll see lots of Infinity markings all over it. The box also comes with a removable internal element that acts as walls if you want to use the case an internal building, and also a card shipping container.

The Infinity Action Box comes in three different types. 

• The standard Infinity Action Box with a magnetized base (this is the type we're reviewing in this article)
• The Infinity Action Box with a magnetized base and back plate
• The Infinity Action Box with a magnetized base and lid

How Many Miniatures Can The Safe And Sound Infinity Action Box Carry?

As you can see in the image above, we got nearly our entire Infinity JSA collection into a single Infinity Action Box. That was 65 miniatures, including 5 on large bases. The only ones we couldn't get in were 2 bikes, 2 remotes, and the old O-Yoroi Kidobutai T.A.G. (which doesn't fit in the box standing up and needs to be laid down). If we had the box with the magnetized back plate or lid, we could have easily put these in as there was loads of space above the standard units in the larger area.

The Infinity Action Box also held the miniatures securely when sideways or upside down, the magnets holding well to the metal plate. To magnetize your miniatures, pick up some 5x2mm magnets, which are pretty small and very cheap for packs of 100 or more. The standard Infinity bases (because Corvus Belli are awesome), actually have a round slot for the magnet to fit in, so once a small bit of super glue is on the base, it keeps the magnet from sliding around while it dries, giving you a solid connection. Some of the older larger, metal Infinity miniatures like the bikes and the O-Yoroi need 2 of the smaller magnets, but as the new larger Infinity miniatures are made from a lightweight resin, one 5x2mm is perfect to hold them in place.

How Durable Is The Safe And Sound Infinity Action Box?

When you think about a card box, it probably doesn't sound very durable over a plastic box, but the Infinity Action Box can take a knock and still keep your miniatures safe. More so because they're stuck to the base, so they're not moving around inside when it is moved or bashed. When closed, two card folds slide into slits, and a velcro fastener keeps it shut while traveling. The thickness of the sides also helps with durability, keeping the lid straight across the top, even with heavy miniatures placed on it (like you might when using it during games).

Do Safe And Sound Make Other Box Sizes?

Safe and Sound makes a whole range of boxes, storage, and transport products for your wargaming needs. They even make foam inserts for the boxes and bags that you can stack multiple boxes in. You can see in the image above the size comparison of the Infinity Action Box, and the Sci-Fi Strike Force Box, which is two Action Boxes long, and a bit higher for the taller miniatures. Safe and Sound offers a range of sizes and styles of magnetized and standard boxes to suit your army transportation requirements. I generally play skirmish games, with smaller army sizes, like Infinity, Bushido, and Kill Team, and the Army Box is perfect for carrying my entire collection for that game's faction, to give me some list-building variety while I'm there.

What Are Our Final Thoughts On The Safe And Sound Infinity Action Box?

The Infinity Action Box is a solid transportation option, that fits a lot of miniatures for its small size. The fact that it doubles as a scenery piece is a bonus and that you get another scenery piece and the internal walls is awesome. I would definitely invest in the Action Box with the metal lid, just for the extra capacity and to maximize the use of the space, and also because having your JSA ninjas hanging off the roof is very on-theme.

Should I Buy The Safe And Sound Infinity Action Box?

If you want a magnatised transport option, that also looks great during games of Infinity, then the Infinity Action Box is a great purchase. The box doesn't suit fantasy settings, but Safe and Sound do offer other box styles. It also fits a lot of miniatures for a skirmish game. If you only play with 10-15 miniatures, it might be too big, and if you roll out with 70+ miniatures and large vehicles, then the other size boxes might be a better option.

The copy of the  Infinity Action Box used to produce this review was provided by Safe and Sound.