I have purchased a Dynaflite SE5a kit. Although discussed many times on here and other WW1 websites and forums, nobody seems to have actually modified this kit to make it more real looking. Everyone agrees the wing gap is to much on this kit. My estimate is the top wing may be 1 to 1.5 inches too high. This is a 1/5th size model. I don't know what the reasons the manufacturer would have for increasing the wing gap. Yes, the model is designed as a fun-fly model. I may, or may not modify the plane by lowing the upper wing. I've built other stand-off scale WW1 bipes with scale wing gap and could detect no problems with doing so. Most stand-off scale and scale bipes I see have scale or close to scale wing gap.

What possible problems might occur with lowering the top wing on this kit?