Keep or get rid of this kit?

[seadude]

For a long time, I've had an old Monogram 1/48 scale F-20 Tigershark kit in my stash. Although I like the looks of this aircraft and have contemplated whiffing it from time to time, there were also times when I thought about getting rid of the kit and giving it to somebody else.
The only reason I keep hanging on to the kit is because it's one of the earliest releases of the F-20, and the fact that the F-20 was a very unique aircraft even though it never sold to any other country.
Does the old Monogram kit have any "collector value" at all? If not and I don't keep the kit, then it goes to my model club's auction tomorrow.

[kitnut617]

For a long time, I've had an old Monogram 1/48 scale F-20 Tigershark kit in my stash. Although I like the looks of this aircraft and have contemplated whiffing it from time to time, there were also times when I thought about getting rid of the kit and giving it to somebody else.
The only reason I keep hanging on to the kit is because it's one of the earliest releases of the F-20, and the fact that the F-20 was a very unique aircraft even though it never sold to any other country.
Does the old Monogram kit have any "collector value" at all? If not and I don't keep the kit, then it goes to my model club's auction tomorrow.

Looking at my copy of the 'Big Book' (PAK-20, Plastic Aircraft Kits of the Twentieth Century [and beyond]), there seems to be only one boxing of it but then doesn't give any real value to it either.

[DogfighterZen]

Might have some collector's value, it was the only 1/48 kit of that plane for a long time till Freedom models released the F-20A,C and the totally whif in the box, the twin seat B/N.
I'd keep it and whif it!!

[Captain Canada]

Keep n' whif. Navy 

[NARSES2]

Now as most people on site know I am know fan of the F5/F20 family but you obviously have  formed some attachment to the kit, so keep it.

Besides the box art is a good example of the style you saw on American kits of that period. So it's a double keep 

[seadude]

After talking to another model builder on FB, I may decide to keep the kit in my stash a bit longer. Another modeler told me that the F-20 could be a good starting point for converting it into an X-29 FSW aircraft. Frankly, I wouldn't mind having a much larger X-29. All I currently have is the old Hasegawa 1/72 scale X-29 in my stash.

[Supertom]

"Rescale" it to 1/72. It'd be a good basis for a mini-fixed-wing Tupolev bomber 

[Lord_Voyager]

I just purchased this kit a couple of days ago! Canada flew the CF-5a so I plan to make mine as a CF-20a... There are tons of CF-5a decals out there... And the kit just falls together (as well as a monogram falls together mind you...) So I say keep it and build it.

[Joe C-P]

You could reverse the wings and tail so they angle forward and call it Gerry Anderson-inspired. Say the giant pod underneath is for rescue equipment!