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My son does a lot of the computer work for me, and when I asked him to help
with more new pieces, he said he might as well make every crazy piece he
could think of, figuring I'd use them sooner or later. He suggested
making a 'Ferris Wheel' piece. Different [or maybe the same] pieces
could be in each 'seat' of the Ferris wheel, and , each time the wheel
moves, a different piece would rotate to the 'top'. The Ferris wheel
would move as that piece next turn. Number of 'seats' in the wheels
would range from maybe 2 to 5. Players might start with a predetermined
set of wheels, or they could each get a kit with empty wheels and a set of
pieces to fill them. 
This carries the general concept of the elk piece another step.
Interestingly, the game Walter Labetti has just brought to our attention,
'chess to the second power', is another version of Elk chess, in which
every piece is doubled and the 2nd piece is hidden until the first is
captured. Of course, his is patented, unlike ours. Hmmm...
James, no matter who designs the pieces and rules, you will undoubtedly be
co-opted to do the board and piece icons for postal chess. :-) Figured I'd
warn you ahead of time. [Probably not much of a surprise, though.] But I'm
sure you'd make awesome little blue and brown pieces. The board needs
buildings that will be important game features, too. Clearly, some kind of
terrain is required to fight over. 
After all, it's all about pickups and deliveries and mayhem over
specified physical areas.