Something I already wondered about, but I still have to edit the rules to clarify.
At the moment I don't mind CAD, but for the competition I would prefer to have a physical print to judge alongside putty and clay entries, to see how any dazzling detail holds up at 28mm. But from what little I know the waiting times for 3D print companies can be fairly long. Am I right? Would there be enough time to whip up a CAD sculpt and wait for the physical results to get back to you?
The other problem is the cost of getting something printed. Although your sculpt would be yours to make money off as you please, at the time of the comp it would still eat into any winnings. Is this something CAD sculptors would be prepared to shoulder?
Or in both cases, do you think there would be few problems in showing off renders?
If you want to make a compelling argument for that, make it quick so I can sort things out one way or another!
I may have to repost it to Mini Sculpture too, to try and convince some there. (Thanks to past and present shenanigans at Wargames Factory and Defiance Games etc., there's quite a bit of resentment of 'vaporware' in some corners of the wargaming web.)