Originally inspired by the real-world LARC-V military amphibs of the 1950s, my in-world avatar, Xay Tomsen produced the first Anzac amphibious 4x4 vehicles in Second Life in 2007.
Over the next decade across multiple OpenSimulator worlds, I reworked the scripts and physics over 50 times, optimising the Anzac's purpose as a high-speed all-terrain rally truck, until finally in 2017, I wrote the code for the insanely capable IruMoto 7 engine.
To celebrate, I redesigned the Anzac's entire body, wheels, and suspension, and the new-look Anzac Seven Amphib was born. The Anzac range remains my all-time favourite.
Check out earlier Anzac models plus new prototypes currently not in production
Specifications ★ Anzac Seven Amphib
The Anzac 7 is a beast on any terrain, whether dirt, sea, or tarmac. It's steering is agile with a hint of understeer. On dirt, the rear drifts realistically as the big off-roard tyres scramble for traction.
With realism the goal, this 2 ton goliath lumbers in the water until it reaches speed. It's not a Pedigree Speedboat so don't hope to make it turn sharply on open ocean.
Verdict: The Anzac 7 is an awesome machine to explore big worlds with a friend all day long.
Features:
- Powered by bullet-proof IruMoto scripts
- Multi-page dropdown menu for customisation
- Set key to owner only, group only, or anyone
- 55 paint, skin, and seat colour options
- 12 tyre and rim options
- manual land and water mode
- Seats up to 2 avatars (1 driver and 1 passenger)
- Fixed or dynamic POV camera
- 4 speed manual gearbox
- Choice of 3 engine sounds
How to buy
The Anzac Seven Amphib is available in-world at the Tamita Motors showroom in Arius on the DigiWorldz grid. Arius region is hypergrid-enabled so you can teleport there from other virtual worlds and inspect the vehicle to make sure it suits your needs.
When you purchase an Anzac Seven Amphib, you'll receive the latest model, plus an updater for free upgrades if I mod the code at some future point.
I have used the IruMoto 7 Series engine on other virtual worlds. It should export without major issue to other hypergrid-enabled Some minor code tweaks such as steering direction might be needed, depending on your grid.
My region is connected to the hypergrid, so if you have a viewer installed, click the landmark below to teleport to the Tamita Motors showroom. You can also paste this map SLURL in-game:
hop://login.digiworldz.com:8002/Arius/206/47/21
Watch the historic video of me test-driving the 2013 Anzac on the InWorldz grid
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