When I saw the challenge was toys I immediately went downstairs and started playing taking photos of our HO train platform. I wanted to get a shot that looked like you were really there in that little town. Notice I even have a railfan on the left taking photos of the train. Hard to see in this size.
In order to get that effect I laid the camera on the train platform, angling the camera upward manually focusing on the train station and the front of the train. It was edited in LR & PSE with just increased contrast and brightness in specific areas.
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FYI, this is an example for images made with a tilt/shift lens; it can be used to make a real life scene look like a scene in a miniature
The original purpose of T/S lenses, though, is different, look here
Nice lighting and framing, not sure what the point of focus is here and it feels a little static. A touch of motion in the train could give the image make it stand out more for me. (8)
Railfan's Dream 
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