One of my X-Wing's laser cannons is broken. It is separated from the wing completely, and I cannot find it. Does anyone have a suggestion on repairing it? How about suggestions on storage (without buying an expensive foam case?)?
Broken Laser Cannons: Prevention and Repair suggestions?
Most of us use plano cases and not foam ones. The X-Wing mini's seem pretty rugged and not prone to chipping or such like other mini's are.
Superglue or plastic model glue would work fine to repair it, if you can find the missing pieces.
How about suggestions on storage (without buying an expensive foam case?)?
Do you have the original packaging? If you do, that is the cheapest storage/transport solution because you can cut the packaging down to just the "box" supporting the molded part of the packaging and then put those in cheap plastic storage boxes. I bought a scrapboooking storage case on clearance at a craft store that was just deep enough for the packaging from the starter set/expansions, other than the big ships. That took care of most of my fleet. Because I kept the packaging for all of my ships, I was able to also buy a deeper storage case for my bigger ships.
Without the original packaging, the least expensive best bet for the smaller ships is probably fishing lure boxes with adjustable compartments (google Plano box).
That's tuff, of the ship came that way in the mail you can....
1. Contact the seller if it's due to shipping or 2. Contact FFG if it's not in the box
If you simply broke it yourself, i'm the wrong one to ask.
FFG seems to have a good return policy for defective parts, but it does not cover broken during play or storage.
I believe Rodent Master used a watch pin to fix one of his B wing cannons and you can barely tell the difference. I know the X wings have the little round thing at the end, so it might require a bit more work, but that's a thought.
One of the laser cannons on my x wing broke too and I just super glued it. Now its like it never broke in the first place.
Make a new barrel from whatever you have on hand. It might not look perfect, but you could cut and glue a paperclip in place with superglue. You could also go to the local hobby store and buy polystyrene piping, cut to length, use solvent or glue to attach. Us the remaining polystyrene to cut the tiny end bits, if you are so skilled.