Thanks very much, Jack & Bish. Lol, Bish, I got on a roll and spread the credit around! Well thanks anyway then! And thanks to whomever I missed for running this GB.
Tightening the rigging was very straightforward: I left the tag ends of the mono long enough to be able to reach them easily (this is not a time to cut costs by skimping on materials... leave yourself plenty of working room), and when the time comes, pull the loose end gently against the eyelet or turnbuckle to tighten. When you have the line roughly where you want it, slide the tubing down towards the eye, leaving a small loop so that the line can move freely. Keeping tension on the tag end in the direction of the running line, add a small drop of CA to the end of the tubing that is away from the eye. Capillary action sucks the cement into the tube, and it sets virtually instantly. Now you can pull the tag end away and cut it off. The tricky part with mono (as opposed to an elastic material like EZ Line) is not over tightening any line and introducing slack in the work that you have already finished.
When I rigged the upper tackle, I placed the cups under the wing tips to flex the wings upward. That way when the aircraft is back to standing on its wheels, any tendency for the wings to sag should be somewhat offset by the taught mono (like real rigging). Since any sag would work to slacken the lower rigging, I let the wings settle into their natural position before tightening the underside.
Once it was all set, I tightened one or two lines that didn't look quite right using a paper match. Light the match, get a red glow on the head, blow it out, and carefully pass the recently extinguished head under the loose mono. The mono will contract near the heat, and the line will tighten up. Use care as it is easy to over tighten or snap the line.
I hope that helps,
Blue