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I ran across this as a pre - order item listing on Hobby Link Japan several weeks before Otakon 2008 and was instantaneously smitten . Although I am rather new to models and figurines , I HAD to have this one ; there 's just something among the tail end of a barrage of merchandise . But to my great dismay they sold out loooong before they were ever available for normal ( non - preorder ) purchase . As expected , I received an e - mail from Hobby Link stating , essentially , " Sorry dude , but you 're S.O.L.

What does the speaker intend to do with the item ?
She intends to create something using the figurine .