Your Wholesale Source for Toys & Diecast model cars

Toy Wonders New Arrivals

July 16, 2010

Greetings!

A few shipments arrived this week. If you log into your account at www.toywonders.com, before clicking on any of the links below, approved wholesale accounts will see wholesale pricing.

Forgot your password?

Missed a previous week's newsletter?

DIECAST Collectible Model Cars And More

Item#	Description	Stock Status
Free Figure	Special on going promotion. Place an online order and get a free Motorhead single pack scale figure. Free figure is limited to figures in this category: Motorhead Single Packs . Just place one in your shopping cart. When you check out and at the end of the order, we'll automatically apply a credit for a free figure. Offer is for online orders only. Note that the order for the figure must be placed with your online order; Toy Wonders will not retroactively apply this offer.	New
90210QT	Jada Toys Bigtime Muscle - Chevy Camaro Hard Top (1969, 1:24, Asstd.) 90210QT	Restock
90211AF	Jada Toys Bigtime Muscle - Ford Mustang Boss 429 Hard Top (1970, 1:24, Asstd.) 90211AF	Restock
90540KN	Jada Toys Dub City Bigtime Muscle - Shelby Cobra 427 S/C Convertible (1965, 1:24, Asstd.) 90540KN	Restock
51581A	RC2 Johnny Lightning JL - M8 2.0 Collection Release 1 (1:64, Asstd.) 51581A	New
73104BU	Motormax - Chevy Chevelle SS396 (1967, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Blue) 73104	Restock
73104R	Motormax - Chevy Chevelle SS396 Hard Top (1967, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Red) 73104	Restock
73108BU	Motormax - Ford Coupe Hard Top (1940, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Blue) 73108	Restock
73108R	Motormax - Ford Coupe Hard Top (1940, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Red) 73108	Restock
73109BK	Motormax - Chevy Corvette Convertible (1958, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Black) 73109	Restock
73109R	Motormax - Chevy Corvette Convertible (1958, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Red) 73109	Restock
73112PK	Motormax - Chevy Impala Convertible (1958, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Pink) 73112	New
73112TQ	Motormax - Chevy Impala Convertible (1958, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Turquoise) 73112	Restock
73115BK	Motormax - Plymouth Fury Hard Top (1958, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Black) 73115	Restock
73116BE	Motormax - Buick Convertible (1949, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Beige) 73116	Restock
73129BU	Motormax - Buick Skylark Convertible (1953, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Blue) 73129	Restock
73130SV	Motormax - Mercedes Benz SL500 Convertible (1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Silver) 73130	New
73133BU	Motormax - Pontiac GTO Judge Hard Top (1969, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Blue) 73133	Restock
73133GN	Motormax - Pontiac GTO Judge Hard Top (1969, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Green) 73133	New
73133O	Motormax - Pontiac GTO Judge Hard Top (1969, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Orange) 73133	Restock
73133W	Motormax - Pontiac GTO Judge Hard Top (1969, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, White) 73133	Restock
73145R	Motormax - Ford Mustang Convertible (1964 1/2, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Red) 73145	Restock
73147BU	Motormax - Pagani Zonda C12 (1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Blue) 73147	New
73147R	Motormax - Pagani Zonda C12 (1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Red) 73147	New
73154BK	Motormax - Ford Mustang Boss 429 Hard Top (1970, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Black) 73154	New
73154BU	Motormax - Ford Mustang Boss 429 Hard Top (1970, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Blue) 73154	Restock
73171BK	Motormax - Ford Coupe Hard Top (1932, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Black) 73171	Restock
73171PR	Motormax - Ford Coupe Hard Top (1932, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Purple) 73171	Restock
73172BG	Motormax - Ford Coupe (1932, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Burgundy) 73172	New
73172BK	Motormax - Ford Coupe (1932, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Black) 73172	New
73172YL	Motormax - Ford Coupe (1932, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Yellow) 73172	New
73173GN	Motormax - Ford Thunderbird Convertible (1956, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Green) 73173	Restock
73175BU	Motormax - Chevy Bel Air Convertible (1957, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Blue) 73175	Restock
73175GN	Motormax - Chevy Bel Air Convertible (1957, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Green) 73175	Restock
73182W	Motormax - BMW M3 Coupe (1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Alpine White) 73182	Restock
73213BG	Motormax - Ford Coupe Hard Top (1949, 1:24, Burgundy) 73213	New
73213BU/6	Motormax - Ford Coupe Hard Top (1949, 1:24, Blue) 73213BU/6	Restock
73162BK	Motormax - Mercedes Benz SLK55 AMG Convertible (2005, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Black) 73162	Restock
73214BU/6	Motormax - Ford Coupe Hard Top (1940, 1:24, Blue) 73214BU/6	Restock
73216BK/6	Motormax - Chevy Corvette Convertible (1959, 1:24, Black) 73216BK/6	Restock
73216R/6	Motormax - Chevy Corvette (1959, 1:24, Red) 73216R/6	Restock
73217R/6	Motormax - Ford Coupe Hard Top (1934, 1:24, Red) 73217R/6	Restock
73218YL/6	Motormax - Ford Coupe Convertible (1934, 1:24, Yellow) 73218YL/6	Restock
73222R/6	Motormax - Porsche 911 Carrera Hard Top (1:24, Red) 73222R/6	Restock
73224R/6	Motormax - Chevy Corvette Convertible (1967, 1:24, Red) 73224R/6	Restock
73228BK/6	Motormax - Chevy Bel Air Hard Top (1957, 1:24, Black) 73228BK/6	Restock
73233GN	Motormax - Ford Pickup Truck (1937, 1:24, Green) 73233	New
73242GN/6	Motormax - Pontiac GTO Judge Hard Top (1969, 1:24, Green) 73242GN/6	Restock
73242OR/6	Motormax - Pontiac GTO Judge Hard Top (1969, 1:24, Orange) 73242OR/6	Restock
73243SV/6	Motormax - Pontiac Firebird Hard Top (1973, 1:24, Silver) 73243SV/6	Restock
73244BK/6	Motormax - Chevy Corvette (1979, 1:24, Black) 73244BK/6	Restock
73244R/6	Motormax - Chevy Corvette (1979, 1:24, Red) 73244R/6	Restock
73244YL/6	Motormax - Chevy Corvette (1979, 1:24, Yellow) 73244YL/6	Restock
73247GN/6	Motormax - Chevy Coupe Hard Top (1939, 1:24, Green) 73247GN/6	Restock
73248GN/6	Motormax - Chevy Bel Air Nomad Hard Top (1955, 1:24, Green) 73248GN/6	Restock
73248R/6	Motormax - Chevy Bel Air Nomad (1955, 1:24, Coral) 73248R/6	Restock
73259BU/6	Motormax - Chevy Impala Hard Top (1964, 1:24, Blue) 73259BU/6	Restock
73266R/6	Motormax - Chevy Aerosedan Fleetline Hard Top (1948, 1:24, Red) 73266R/6	Restock
73268GN/6	Motormax - Chevy Bel Air Hard Top (1950, 1:24, Green) 73268GN/6	Restock
73270R/6	Motormax - Chevy Corvette C6 Hard Top (2005, 1:24, Red) 73270R/6	Restock
73272R/6	Motormax - Pagani Zonda C12 (1:24, Red) 73272R/6	Restock
73273BU/6	Motormax - Ford Mustang Hard Top (1964 1/2, 1:24, Blue) 73273BU/6	Restock
73319BK	Motormax - Buick Regal Hard Top (1987, 1:24, Black) 73319BK	Restock
73278GN/6	Motormax - Plymouth Pickup Truck (1941, 1:24, Green) 73278GN/6	Restock
73279CO/6	Motormax - Saleen S7 (1:24, Copper) 73279CO/6	Restock
73279SV/6	Motormax - Saleen S7 Hard Top (1:24, Silver) 73279SV/6	Restock
73283R/6	Motormax - Chrysler Crossfire (2003, 1:24, Red) 73283R/6	Restock
73292BK	Motormax - Mercedes Benz SLK55 AMG Convertible (1:24, Black) 73292	New
73292SV/6	Motormax - Mercedes Benz SLK55 AMG Convertible (2005, 1:24, Silver) 73292SV/6	Restock
73302R/6	Motormax - Chrysler C300 Hard Top (1955, 1:24, Red) 73302R/6	Restock
73303BU/6	Motormax - Ford Mustang Boss 429 Hard Top (1970, 1:24, Blue) 73303BU/6	Restock
73303YL	Motormax - Ford Mustang Boss 429 Hard Top (1970, 1:24, Yellow) 73303	New
73305BK	Motormax - Porsche Carrera GT Convertible (1:24, Black) 73305	New
73305SV	Motormax - Porsche Carrera GT Convertible (1:24, Silver) 73305	New
73306BK/6	Motormax - Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren Hard Top (1:24, Black) 73306BK/6	Restock
73306SV/6	Motormax - Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren Hard Top (1:24, Silver) 73306SV/6	Restock
73315R/6	Motormax - Dodge Coronet Super Bee Hard Top (1969, 1:24, Red) 73315R/6	Restock
73315YL/6	Motormax - Dodge Coronet Super Bee Hard Top (1969, 1:24, Yellow) 73315YL/6	Restock
73316YL/6	Motormax - Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster Convertible (1:24, Yellow) 73316YL/6	Restock
73346YL	Motormax - Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera Hard Top (1:24, Yellow) 73346	New
73347SV	Motormax - BMW M3 Coupe Hard Top (1:24,Silver) 73347	New
73347W	Motormax - BMW M3 Coupe Hard Top (1:24, White) 73347	New
73501	Motormax - Ford Crown Victoria California Highway Patrol (2001, 1:18 Scale Die-cast Model, Black) 73501	Restock
73216D	Showcasts - Chevy Corvette Convertible (1959, 1:24, Asstd.) 73216D	Restock
73234D	Showcasts - Ford Pick Up (1940, 1:24, Asstd.) 73234D	Restock
73240D	Showcasts - BMW 507 Convertible (1955, 1:24, Asstd.) 73240D	Restock
73242D	Showcasts - Pontiac GTO Hard Top (1969, 1:24, Asstd.) 73242D	Restock
73249D	Showcasts - Porsche 356B Hard Top (1961, 1:24, Asstd.) 73249D	Restock
73250D	Showcasts - Ford Sedan Delivery (1940, 1:24, Asstd.) 73250D	Restock
73251D	Showcasts - Ford Coupe V8 3-Window Coupe (1932, 1:24, Asstd.) 73251D	Restock
73260D	Showcasts - Ford Woody Wagon (1949, 1:24, Asstd.) 73260D	Restock
73260BK	Motormax - Ford Woody Wagon (1949, 1:24, Black) 73260	New
73213D	Showcasts - Ford Coupe Hard Top (1949, 1:24, Asstd.) 73213D	Restock
73217D	Showcasts - Ford Coupe Hardtop (1934, 1:24, Asstd.) 73217D	Restock
73225D	Showcasts - Mercury Hard Top (1949, 1:24, Assted.) 73225D	Restock
73234TD	Showcasts - Ford Tow Truck (1940, 1:24, Asstd.) 73234TD	Restock
73347D	Showcasts - BMW M3 Coupe Hard Top (1:24, Asstd.) 73347D	Restock
73279D	Showcasts - Saleen S7 Hard Top (1:24, Asstd.) 73279D	Restock
73293D	Showcasts - Chevy Camaro SS Soft Top (1967, 1:24, Asstd.) 73293D	Restock
73297D	Showcasts - Ford GT Concept Hard Top (1:24, Asstd.) 73297D	Restock
73302D	Showcasts - Chrysler C300 Hard Top (1955, 1:24, Asstd.) 73302D	Restock
73303D	Showcasts - Ford Mustang Boss 429 Hard Top (1970, 1:24, Asstd.) 73303D	Restock
73306D	Showcasts - Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren Hard Top (1:24, Asstd.) 73306D	Restock
73346D	Showcasts - Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera Hard Top (1:24, Asstd.) 73346D	Restock
73273OR	Showcasts - Ford Mustang Hard Top (1964 1/2, 1:24, Orange) 73273	New

Please do not reply to this email address.
Any questions or comments, please email us at [email protected].
To unsubscribe to this newsletter, send an email to [email protected] and put the word 'unsubscribe' on the subject line.

Thank you

Lu Su
Toy Wonders, Inc.
www.toywonders.com
201-229-1700

God and the Art of Toy and Diecast Marketing
Paradise Lost
By Lu Su

I've never seen Paradise before. So how is it possible that I can make observations about our world and conclude that things have gone wrong? My mind simply does not default to Murphy's Law: "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong". Or why doesn't my mind just conclude that this is how it always was, how it always is, and how it always will be? Am I some sort of utopian columnist?

I think it's very easy to see Paradise lost upon seeing old buildings and statues. It's not too difficult to imagine them in an earlier stage in life -when it was more functional and new. You know, in a more glorious state of being. We don't look at ruins or a statues and conclude that is how the artist/creator originally designed it. -no roof and headless with only one wing. What gives away that something has gone awry is obvious. It's the lack of its completeness. A lack of wholeness is probably a better word. So a lack of "wholeness" is the key in identifying Paradise Lost.

You don't have to travel to Greece to discover Paradise Lost. Just look look at our own physical body. Many people wake up and live with constant pain. The state I live in happens to have one of the highest autism rates in the country. Genetic defects seem so common these days. A team member of mine just lost his sister to Lupus a few days ago. For those of you who are not aquatinted with Lupus; it's one of those horrific inflammatory autoimmune disorders that just destroys the body. What has happened to our bodies? When you see someone afflicted with a disease, do you conclude that this is normal? Let's look at how long the first three generations of humans lived.

This is the written account of Adam's line. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them "man." When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth. After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.

When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh. And after he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Seth lived 912 years, and then he died.

When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. And after he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died.

-Genesis 5: 1-11

Two things I find amazing. Without modern hospitals and other state of the art health facilities, these people managed to live about a millennium. The second amazing thing is at age 800, Adam without Oil of Olay had far nicer skin than we will have when we hit 800 years of age. To those of you who feel that our ancestors didn't know how to count, record keeping back then wasn't accurate, or that the word "year" meant something else back then, you are not going to like this next verse.

Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty years." -Genesis 6: 3

Wow, just like that we went from living almost 1000 years to living less than 120? What happened? Is junk food really that bad for us? Was it because 900 candles on a cake was just too impractical? What happened? Why did God make such a harsh decree? What went awry here? I'll get back to this question soon. So, not only do I see Paradise Lost in buildings and in our own physical bodies, I see Paradise Lost in our interpersonal relationships.

Paradise is more than nice looking buildings and us walking around with six-pack abs. Paradise has interpersonal relational harmony. Paradise isn't a place where we harm each other. Realize that when our close relationships in our lives are ruined, how physically nice or beautiful your environment is, really that important.

Since I was just in Atlantic City, I'll lay 100 to 1 odds that you don't have to look very far in your genealogy to find messed up, fractured, and broken relationships. I bet many of us don't even have to look past our own relationships. What went awry? Do we conclude this is normal? Again the tip off that something has gone wrong is a lack of wholeness. I don't want to be cheap and just give you one way to see Paradise Lost, so I'll give you four. Not only can we see Paradise Lost in old buildings, busted up bodies, and in our strained inter-personal relationships, we can see Paradise Lost in our loss of Purpose.

There is a county zoo in my town. In one of the habitats are eagles. Their home consists of a dirt floor and four fenced in walls and no roof. If any of those eagles could fly, they could have flown the coop by now (I would have). Unfortunately none of these eagle can fly any more. I don't know what set of unfortunate circumstances landed them here. So on the ground they sit, like chubby rabbits with wings. Occasionally they bounce around to get to another spot. But they are totally out of their element. But do they know this? They have wings, but cannot fly. They have great eye sight, but cannot get to a high spot to take advantage of it. They have sharp talons, but don't hunt. These freeze dried rats are brought to for food. No longer are they magnificent creatures that soar through the sky and hunt. They have become chubby flightless vulture like creatures. I wonder if they say to themselves that I've got a comfortable life here. Or do they say, "Something is wrong here. I know that I was designed to do much more."

I think many of us are like these flightless eagles. We have shelter, adequate food, and our physical needs are met, but deep down we know something is wrong. Even though we have never flown before (seen Paradise), we know that we were designed to do much more.

What happened to Paradise? Where did it go?. According to the Scriptures, Paradise was located here on Earth. I still see glimpses of it all the time. Like those eagles whose wings served some some purpose at one time or another, I believe we humans also have this wing like feature called purpose.

I do not believe any other creature was given this feature. This "purpose" gives us drive and get us places. I don't believe my dog ponders his existence and tries to figure out what purpose he was created for. But this feature that has been instilled in us often turns into this insatiable appetite for many of us to find meaning. And we continue to be restless until we find it. This is where I see many men and marriages run awry.

Many of us simply lack purpose. So many of us will settle for a shallow one that never quite satisfies. Some believe their purpose here on Earth is to be happy. So then their pursuits become centered around themselves. I believe others have adopted a purpose of achieving a higher standard of living (wealth); Many will channel all their energy and time into this pursuit. If you take time to read biographies from men who have achieved great wealth, none have reported that wealth satisfies.

I asked my son the other day what he thought our purpose here on Earth was for. I know it's a really deep question for an eleven year old. But actually it's a deep question for anyone at any age. He wasn't forthcoming with an answer so I started suggesting some. "Do you think the purpose in life is to be the highest rank player on that computer role playing game you spend so much time on? Or is the goal to be as physically comfortable as possible? Or do you think our main purpose in life is to accumulate as much stuff as we can?" My son chuckled knowing none of these answers were correct.

I want to propose an answer. When you first hear the answer the immediate response is "that's stupid" -at least that was my response when I first heard it. But as I matured spiritually, I've come to the conclusion that the answer is correct. We were designed with a purpose. Although I haven't figured out what purpose gnats and mosquitoes serve in this world, I know the purpose on why God made man. Our ultimate purpose is to glorify God -to worship him. (If I was on an Elizabethan stage, I would be dodging over ripe fruit right now). We were originally designed to be in relationship with God. Most men have totally lost that sense of purpose and now worship a cheap counterfeit (i.e. themselves, entertainment, power, money, comfort). We were originally designed to know God intimately.

Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man, "Where are you?" -Genesis 3:8,9

When we lost our relationship with God, we lost Paradise too. This makes sense right? When your relationship with your spouse is broken, home no longer resembles Paradise. It's one of those package deals. When we lost our relationship with our heavenly Father we lost Paradise. As I look around me, I do see remnants of what was beautiful, perfect, and whole.

The problems we experience today trace themselves to the rupture when we got separated from our heavenly Father. Don't believe me? Let's just look at some stats to what happens to children who lose their earthy fathers.

1. 63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes.
2. 70% of juveniles in state-operated institutions come from fatherless homes.
3. 71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes.
4. 75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes.
5. 80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes.
6. 85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes.
7. 85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in a fatherless home.
8. 90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes

As bad as it is when children lose their earthly fathers, it's even worse when we lose our heavenly Father. But wait! Before you think everything is hopeless. Re-read Genesis 3:8,9. God takes the time to come to us and calls out to us, "Where are you?".

When an omniscient being asks you a questions, it's safe to assume that he's not asking the question because he doesn't know. When Adam and Eve sinned, he could have called security to boot them out of Paradise. There was no need to make a physical appearance. But he did. God comes down as a person "as he was walking...." and calls for us "Where are you?"

Learn from Adam. God is looking for repentant heart. He's not looking for excuses.

 

 

 

Sources:

1. U.S. D.H.H.S., Bureau of the Census
2. U.S. Dept. of Justice, Special Report, Sept 1988
3. Rainbows for all God`s Children
4. National Principals Association Report on the State of High Schools
5. Criminal Justice & Behavior, Vol 14, p. 403-26, 1978
6. Center for Disease Control
7. Fulton Co. Georgia jail populations, Texas Dept. of Corrections 1992)