I used the instruction sheet and the box art as a rigging guide. Rigging is an area that can be overdone since even using spru, the thickness is out of scale. I usually install enough rigging to get the effect and stop there. If you build this kit or one like it it's up to you. The model kit comes without a flag, so I used one from a decal sheet I have. After soaking it and removing tit from the backing paper,I couldn't, for the life of me, get that thing to wrap 
around the length of spru I was using for a halyard. I finally folded both sides and glued them together. I then used a drop of super glue to attach the flag to the halyard. Finally, the last assembly items are the boats hanging from the davits. Just to breakup the monotony of the light gray, the boats were painted a darker shade of gray. I used a small drill bit to enlarge the attachment holes in the boats since I wasn't sure if they would line up with the davits. This turned out to be a big help and the boats were installed with thick super glue and a little accelerator.
around the length of spru I was using for a halyard. I finally folded both sides and glued them together. I then used a drop of super glue to attach the flag to the halyard. Finally, the last assembly items are the boats hanging from the davits. Just to breakup the monotony of the light gray, the boats were painted a darker shade of gray. I used a small drill bit to enlarge the attachment holes in the boats since I wasn't sure if they would line up with the davits. This turned out to be a big help and the boats were installed with thick super glue and a little accelerator.
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