Here is the stern along withe large rudder and preventer chain.the chain limits how far the rudder can be deflected in a storm thus preventing its loss in a storm.
What I did with my Thermopylae as to mount the foremast,tie the ratlines,put on the standing rigging and shrouds and then tied the sails to the yards off of the model.Then I mounted the yards up then did the running rigging.