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-road tyres scramble for traction.
With realism the goal, this 2 ton goliath lumbers in system 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.
Teleport to Tamita Motors
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
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.
Watch the historic video of me test-driving the 2013 Anzac on the InWorldz grid
Other vehicle models
