It was the shed, not the garage
The thing I had made was spotted by a Toy Inventor (He who invented Cube World, If any one remebers it) at an event I goto each Thursday. Just a group of nerds meeting up to show off what they have made etc.. The idea got developed and then using his contacts we demoed it to the big M in the Uk, then had to go over to LA to show it in person.
The guy who is repping me has nearly 50 licences in the toy world, so is a major player. It is a case of not what you know, but who you know in this case.