Not wanting these Space Marines to appear as bright and resplendent as Blood Angels, I decided to undercoat the miniatures with Chaos Black spray. I then picked out each of the armoured plates of the power armour with Scab Red, being careful to leave a thin line of black in the joins. The shoulder pads, chest eagle and any purity seals were given a coat of Snakebite Leather. The utility pouches on the belt were painted Scorched Brown.

The next stage was to highlight the armour and bring it up to a stronger red. I went over the areas that I had painted Scab Red with Red Gore, once again taking care to leave a thin line of the previous colour visible, thereby building up the areas of shading around the joints in the armour plates. The shoulder pads, chest eagle and purity seals were likewise painted using Bubonic Brown, leaving some of the Snakebite Leather visible in the recesses. The utility pouches were highlighted along the edges with a 50:50 mix of Scorched Brown and Graveyard Earth.

For the final stage of painting the power armour, the very edges of the armour plates were highlighted with Blood Red, which was carefully watered down and thinned, blending into the Red Gore to create a more subtle shading effect. Hard red lines were picked out on the absolute edges of the armour. The shoulder pads, chest eagle and purity seals were both highlighted with Bleached Bone, again leaving the Bubonic Brown showing. The utility pouches were given a final highlight of Graveyard Earth.

To finish the miniature, the eyes and wax seals of the purity seals were first painted Dark Angels Green, then highlighted with Goblin Green and finally Scorpion Green. In each of the eyes, two small dots of Skull White were painted to create reflection. The army badge, squad markings and litanies that cover the shoulder pads and purity seals were all painted on using thinned down Chaos Black and a very fine brush. Any metallic areas on the model, such as the boltgun, and on the helmet and backpack, were given a coat of Boltgun Metal, followed by a thinned down wash of Black Ink. They were then highlighted with trace amounts of Mithril Silver. To complete the model, the base was first painted Scorched Brown, then drybrushed with Bestial Brown, Snakebite Leather, Bubonic Brown and, finally, Bleached Bone to create a gradual shift in colour.