T4TT posted and Laidoffsick echoed:
"If the choice was to buy an E6 with a lobster claw or one with a closed door pilot with no coupler at all, I would prefer no coupler at all. If you are considering to purchase an E6 what would your choice be?"
There has to be a way/option/modification to make the lead unit with the coupler door closed.
There are a couple of different ways to do this, Scott and Co. will need to decide which is best.
Option #1: Tool-up and offer a "closed door" version of the pilot
Option #2: Install dummy coupler, but leave the option of removing the coupler and have the user install a "plug" to fit the coupler space. Lionel did with the Dreyfus Hudson. The back side of the plug had a mounting bracket that would then be screwed to one of the coupler holes. "Makes more sense with a picture".
Option #3: Model the doors so they operate (obviously will not cover conventional or Kadee coupler) but might cover a scale coupler.
In my opinion, the "plug" might be the least expensive option, but a whole new closed pilot would look the best.
I have not pre-ordered any of the E6 units due to lack of passenger cars to pull (in my road name). But I have been thinking about the future (a gamble) that maybe the proper cars MIGHT become available in the future.
Charlie