The original film “True Grit” was released in 1969 and starred iconic Western movie actor John Wayne who played the lead character Deputy US Marshall Rooster Cogburn alongside Glen Campbell. The roll won him his only Oscar. In 2010 Holywood made a remake of the film starring Jeff Bridges in the lead roll alongside Matt Damon.
Knuckleduster Miniatures produce the most outstanding western figures, a great many of which are based either on real life characters or characters from western films. They have created the figure of Rooster Cogburn from both movies and the one I have here is the Jeff Bridges version.
It’s a lovely little sculpt in my opinion and one I enjoyed painting. Nothing to add in terms of the paint job, just a simple affair using acrylics and trying to be true to the correct colour scheme. As to the two films I like them both. However, if I had to choose I guess I’d come down in favour of the original. The moment when John Wayne rides off at full speed, reins in his mouth with a gun in one hand and a Winchester rifle in the other is cinema Gold.
“Fill your hands you son of a bitch!”.
Images of Jeff Bridges’ as Rooster Cogburn below.
TIM
The Imperfect Modeller 
Really nice, Dave! 🙂 Surprisingly I have never seen either film, despite the original having numerous Christmas outings! I’ll have to remedy that I think!
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It’s a good film John even if you aren’t a great fan of the genre. 🙂
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Actually, I quite like Westerns! 🙂
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Immediately recognized him, great work Dave!
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Thanks mate, trust all is well with you. 🙂
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Great work TIM, you’ve captured the essence of the character perfectly, and both movies had there merits.
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Thanks Dave and I agree, both films had there merits and I enjoyed them both. 🙂
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Great painting on a really good sculpt, they got his likeness very well.
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Thank you. I think they use computer design for the sculpts and as a consequence get some great looking figures. 🙂
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Lovely work mate, and a smashing fig too, I have to admit to never seeing the Jeff Bridges version but the John Wayne one is a total classic!!
Oh and by the way this would qualify for Mo’vember (just saying 😉).
Cheers Roger
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Thanks Roger. How do I need to amend the post (and others), just put Mo’vember in the title?
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However you like mate, just mention it in the text will do.
I’ll go add you to the list.
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Added to the title Roger and did the same for the Josey Wales Post too, it was easiest. 🙂
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Nice painting! I’m not a huge fan of cowboy films but I did recently (ish) watch the more recent version of True Grit and enjoyed it more than I expected.
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Thank you. Glad you like the mini and enjoyed the film. 🙂
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Very nice sculpt and excellent paint job. I’ve only seen the old version. I’m always a little sceptical on new versions of movies. Especially when the old one is great but I’ll give the new one a go soon.
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Yes I was too given how iconic the original film is but I thought the new version was worth a watch in the end. 🙂
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Very nice work on this mini and The Dude abides (in other words, Jeff Bridges likes this mini too if you haven’t seen The Big Lebowski)! I haven’t seen the new version of True Grit but I have seen the older one with John Wayne. I think that is one of his better movies to be sure. Always great to see you painting up some cowboys, mate! 😀
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I think Jeff Bidges plays the role well, a bit grittier I think. Best to think of them as seperate films really and not compare but easier said than done for those of us who have seen both.
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This is a good reminder that I need to see the Jeff Bridges version. I’m positive that he was named after me many years before I was born and I think he is one of the greatest actors of his generation as well.
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Very nucely painted. Blacks and greys look perfect.
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Cheers mate, glad you like it. 🙂
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That is a really nice mini, and an excellent paint job!
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Thank you very much. 🙂
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Very nice indeed.
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Cheers mate. 🙂
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Great mini, great painting. Glad to join you in Movember
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Cheers Mark. 🙂
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Very nice – you’ve really brought out the look of Bridges there. Pretty sure I’ve seen the original but it was years ago, probably time to see it again!
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Always a good film to watch again. 🙂
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Nice figure mate, like most of the lads I have only seen the original and I’m sure I wont see the new one as I am hopeless with movies now days, no time! I don’t watch TV gave that up seven years ago!
Someone said to the wife and I that we must see something on the set but after half an hour and the time to see it ran out we gave up trying to work out how to turn it on!! Wankers or what!!!
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Haha, cracked me up mate. I only really watch stuff when I’m painting, there is much shit on UK TV these.
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