I was posting my progress over on my introductory page but figured it would be best to start a 170 titled thread here.

Recently I purchased an Airfix OE-1 Bird Dog kit. I took the tail feathers off the kit and am modifying a Cessna 180 kit to the 170.

Not too much is involved in the modification for an early model 170 rag-wing. All I did to the fuselage was cut off the tail cone, notch it a bit and narrow the tail end a tad and add the tail pieces from the Bir Dog kit. However, I did not like the way it fit, so I cut off the dorsal and made it an early 170.

As for the wings, I opened a can of red wigglers......

I forgot about the taper wing so I had to cut the aileron off and fill in the gap with some scrap sprue.

I'll start a new thread on the OE-2 project later.......

The below photo shows the parts swap.

Top tan fuselage is the 1/72 scale Airfix OE-1 Bird Dog...more on this later in another topic

Bottom grey fuselage is the 1/72 scale Kovozavody Cessna 180/185 Skywagon kit

I swaped the tail parts...

The OE-1 will be converted to the OE-2 with the square tail (another topic later)

The 180 will be converted to the 170 with the round tail

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These photo shows the dorsal issue. The fuselage is swept enough to cause the vertical to "tilt" aft. I cut off the dorsal.

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The following photos shows the wing modification,

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The wing sitting on the fuselage. Note the left wing tip, tapered, and the right "corrected" wing tip.

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I'll add some more photos as progress is made........