N.C.S.E.
Great work, you've got many, many years of enjoyment of this Hobby trapped in your twelve o'clock position which is a heck of a lot better then most of us here! At your age I was still laboring away at any subject with wings although I had started to spend a little more effort on WWI subjects, and never considered rigging as possible let alone trying it.
The WNW rigging stuff is good; try some cheap monofilament fishing line as well, 4 pound test or better still 2 pound.
And keep posting your builds, I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Cheers,
Lance