1/350 hms repulse

Well, as far as rigging material goes, I am a 1/700 guy, but I use stretched sprue for two reasons: 1) It's free, and 2) You can make it almost any diameter you want depending on how long you stretch it out.

My technique is to clip a short length, about 3 inches, heat over a candle, and stretch slowly until it's about arms-length apart, then I tape one end to the wall and clamp a light weight (like a metal paper clamp) to the bottom end and allow the spure to cure for a day or so. This seems to really strengthen it. Color it with a black or brown permanent marker, let dry, clip off the length you need and attach with tiny drops of CA glue

You have two kinds of rigging on a warship, the wire rope that doesn't move (which is most of it), and the signal flag ropes that go to the flag bags located somewhere on the bridge wings. Those ropes will be a brown color. Some guys use paintbrush bristles for those ropes and they look fine. For rigging diagram ideas, go to ModelWarships, http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/index-gallery.html and Google Repulse in the Search box to find builds of that model.

 

 

As to the best material for rigging that is subject to a lot of variables. Some like to use stretched sprue, some use tippet line (found in fly fishing stores), some fine wire but I like to use a product called EZ Line sold in model railroad shops. It comes in different colors and dimensions and is a soft, springy, rubber like substance that is very forgiving of clumsy fat fingers like mine. You may wish to look into it and try it out along with those other materials and find out what you are comfortable with. WS