So, I'm literally scared of rigging... It scares me. I therefore try to keep my technique simple, a single pair of sharp scissors, a single metal tweezer, my hands and superglue.
I then let out a pool of superglue and let it cure a little whilst I unfurl a length of rigging elastic, I'm using mig's here.
Then I use a cocktail stick to put a dot of partially cured glue at the start and end points... The start I then let the rigging rest in the dot of glue and hold with my left hand and then my dominant right hand can move the rigging into place and let it sit at the right tension (or slack) in the end dot of glue.
If I use fresh glue it simply takes too long to cure, partially cured already going and it's just right, but you can end up with thick layer upon layer of it, specially when doing multiple runs - we will look at the stern of my ship in part 16 maybe....
However, for now here are some pictures of the rigging to the signal deck and bridge wing struts.
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