RE: rubber bands
I couldn't see the velcro on the planes I found in that thread. Actually I didn't even see any dowel rods on the plane. But, let me see if I figured this out. As I (poorly) drew in the attached pic you sew a loop for the rear peg with the "fuzzy" velcro (or I guess you could use the hooked) and then stretch the velcro over the top of the wing and under the front dowel rod. Then after coming out from under the front dowel sew the "fuzzy" velcro to the "hooked" velcro (overlap them about 1.5 inches) so the hooked can mesh with the fuzzy from that point on. Let them mesh all the way to almost the trailing edge of the wing.
I know I am repeating what you said but want to make sure I understand. The consequences of being wrong are kind of severe. Is that it?