It was a little monotone for my liking. The molding was excellent, though. I knew I could improve it with a bit of paint!
Here is a closer image of the original plastic.
I removed the bottom because it contained the electronics. Since they were glued in, I left the bottom alone because it isn't visible anyway. I primed it with Ultimate gloss black primer. I then painted the cube with Alcad Aluminum and the base in AK Bronze. Once dried, I covered it with a couple of coats of Aquagloss clear to protect the finishes. The AK metal paints are fantastic, but the enamel does wear off if you touch it too much. The Alclad is much more resilient, but since I was about to douse it with panel liner and rub it on, I figured some protection couldn't hurt. I wiped the excess panel liner off with a paper towel, and it was done!
EDIT: I forgot that after the panel liner was removed, I dry-brushed some Citadel Dry Necron Compound (silver) on top.
Here is a straight-on look at one of the panels.
The base by itself.
All in all I think this took less than 30 minutes. (I did speed up drying times with the heat gun).
