TW32C03 - Trooper, Australian Light Horse, Beersheba 1917 instruction booklet
Instruction manual from the Tommy's War cavalry range demonstrating how to build this 1/32 resin model kit into a reproduction of an Australian Light Horseman charging during the assault on the town of Beersheba during the Middle Eastern campaign of World War One.
Instruction manual from the Tommy's War cavalry range demonstrating how to build this 1/32 resin model kit into a reproduction of an Australian Light Horseman charging during the assault on the town of Beersheba during the Middle Eastern campaign of World War One.
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Instruction Manual<br />
<strong>TW32C03</strong><br />
<strong>Trooper</strong>, <strong>Australian</strong><br />
<strong>Light</strong> <strong>Horse</strong><br />
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A brief introduction to the<br />
<strong>Trooper</strong>, <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Light</strong> <strong>Horse</strong><br />
The <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Light</strong> <strong>Horse</strong> are a Mounted Infantry regiment formed<br />
in the 19th Century. Troops from the regiment first saw action in the<br />
Boer War where the vast terrain suited the role of mounted<br />
infantrymen.<br />
By the outbreak of World War One there were 23 <strong>Light</strong> <strong>Horse</strong><br />
regiments within Australia’s part-time military with 9,000 personnel.<br />
Organised along cavalry lines consisted of 25 officers and 400 men<br />
divided into three squadrons (A, B and C) plus two maxim guns.<br />
During the Gallipoli campaign the ALH served as infantry, famously<br />
at the Battle of the Nek.<br />
Following the allied withdrawal from the Gallipoli peninsular, the 1st,<br />
2nd and 3rd Brigades were reunited with their horses in Egypt and<br />
placed with the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade to form the<br />
Anzac Mounted Division. In <strong>1917</strong> the Brigade was part of a larger<br />
formation under the leadership of Lieutenant General Harry Chauvel<br />
which included British Yeomanry Divisions and the Imperial Camel<br />
Corps under the title Desert Mounted Corps.<br />
On 31st October <strong>1917</strong> as part of the Third Battle of Gaza the British<br />
forces took the town of <strong>Beersheba</strong>, a strategic consideration due to<br />
its water supply so important to the Desert Mounted Corps, after a<br />
day of fighting the 4th <strong>Light</strong> <strong>Horse</strong> Brigade charged the final Turkish<br />
defenders, as Mounted Infantry they were not issued swords, but had<br />
prepared their bayonets. 31 men were killed, 36 wounded and over<br />
70 horses killed, but the town was taken. The battle led to the retreat<br />
of the Ottoman army and on the 7th November Gaza was taken.<br />
This figure depicts a <strong>Trooper</strong> of the ALH in full charge, with his<br />
bayonet at the ready.<br />
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Set Up<br />
Before you begin<br />
You will need a few tools, I recommend a scalpel with new<br />
blade, small tweezers, glue (I used super glue) and a glue<br />
applicator. The parts are very small so I wore optivisors for<br />
fixing the parts and I cut the photo etch on a glass board (as<br />
traditional cutting mats tend to bend with the part meaning<br />
that the etch can bend with the cut).<br />
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Step 1 - Prepare the horse<br />
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Once I have fixed the two parts of the horse together I have<br />
drilled into both rear legs using a small pin vice (ensuring that<br />
I did not drill too far and come through the leg). Once this is<br />
complete I have inserted two small pieces of wire. These will<br />
be inserted into the scenic base to give the horse and rider<br />
more stability.<br />
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Step 2 - Fitting the bridle & reins<br />
In 1914 the British army were using a mix of equipment. The<br />
saddle was in the main the 1912 universal pattern saddle. The<br />
bridle and bit were part of the 1902 pattern equipment.<br />
This additional part is shown in the small photo-etch fret<br />
provided with your kit.<br />
I trimmed the two parts<br />
from the sprue with a scalpel<br />
with a new blade. The two<br />
parts were cleaned-up and<br />
placed ready.<br />
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Step 2.1 - Fitting the bridle & reins<br />
I did trim the part to allow a better fit, see the images of<br />
the actual horse , you can see how the individual parts fit<br />
together - see page 8, fig 1 & 2.<br />
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Step 2.1 - Fitting the bridle & reins<br />
Fig 1<br />
Fig 2<br />
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Step 2.2 - Fitting the bridle & reins<br />
There are several ways to make the reins, you can use paper<br />
cut to size. I prefer to use Tamiya tape as it forms in to shape<br />
quite easily. Cut on a glass chopping board with a sharp knife<br />
and place in to shape. The string (included in this kit) creates<br />
the tether.<br />
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Step 3 - Fix the equipment<br />
The following images show how the equipment is fixed to<br />
the horse and rider.<br />
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