The Sound Of Music Cake

I made this cake for a young girl who is starring in an production of the sound of music, She is playing Brigitta. 
I took around a month on this cake making all the figures.
I made Maria first by making her head on a stick, then her legs with skewers uper through her legs with enough room for the stick to go into the cake and also into her torso. The torso was made then i made one arm on a stick pushed it trough her shoulders then made the second arm. i stuck her together and made her Skirt, to do this i cut a large circle and put it over and apple to set then attached it to her once dry.
The background was painted using blossom tints then washed over with a bit of water.
The children only had a stick going from their head and through the body and into the cake. The children were based on descriptions of the cast.
i think this is the best cake i have made so far.