He just wants to use thunder hammers as power fists in tournaments, not proxy whole squads with something entirely different, besides there is only minor differences between the fist and hammer, so if he cant do that does that mean guardsmen shouldn't have bayonets because they don't have ccw's, its just a small alteration
ps. im sorry if i have offended either of you
The thing is, it's not a small alteration. He is makeing one weapon look like a diffrent weapon. And all most people are saying is. As long as your "fist hammers" look different then your thunder hammers. Then there should be no foul.
I agree with Mr.Peanut, if you model the fist hammers or power hammers as being smaller so you can just say "everything that is a small hammer is a power fist. The Large Normal Thunder hammers are still thunder hammers." As long as visual you can look at the unit and KNOW what they got. Then it is WYSIWYG.
But if you got all these color coded hammers, or hammers with very small differences (Like the cables being trimmed off.) then it's NOT WYSIWYG, because visual they are still the outline of a thunder hammer, and it becomes a confusing mess for your opponent.
You should be able to have Power fists and Thunder hammers in the same units even, and still be able to tell them all apart by just a glance.
When we get into other things like Pistols/grenades on SM, or Bayonets on Guards men. This is still simple stuff that is totally different. Pistols and grenades ARE NOT special equipment. They are things that are army wide, that all infantry is the army has. They are standard gear. The Main rule book covers this.
You can not compare standard gear, to special weapons. Special weapons are special for a reason, and they NEED to be crystal clear who has what for your opponent.