Refrigerated Container 6x10

Inspiration for this container hatched from the Maersk train set 10219-1 refrigerated container. The Maersk containers are 6x16 which look good but aren't especially practical for loading onto the standard train base (limited to 1) nor for loading freight into because they are too long to manage without taking the roof off. The bricks that are used to make the container make it quite heavy which is a battery killer when it comes to RC trains. Most Refrig containers have a smooth outer shell and not the corrugated steel of the standard ones.

I started with the standard 6x10 container pattern using wall plates on the sides to keep the weight down and copied the nice greebling from the Maersk container. I then added the 1x4 2 top stud plates to the roof to match the pattern with my other containers. Then filled in the top with tiles. The tiles are nice to look at but unnecessary and add weight if that are a concern.

More importantly, I added tiles and jumper plates to the floor of the container so that when goods are loaded into the container, they don't get throwing about. I find the 3x4 crates with a 3x4 minifig display plate as a lid are very effective small freight containers. In this example, I've used fish in one & cans of fizzy drink in the other. My son likes to load them up with dog biscuits (1x1 round tile cookie print), bones & sausages for his huskies. The crates are good for all sorts of tools, ski equipment etc. Two crates can be places in the container sideways locked onto the jumper plates for transport. The container is short enough to be able to get even adult fingers in to fix or release the crates. This took a bit of trial & error to get right in the end.
It can be lifted/maneuvered/transported in the same manner as any other 6x10 container.
This container and instructions are available for download and use on Bricklink Gallery and Rebrickable.