Certainly no one will expect the hobbyist to build a spray booth and collect all the equipment needed just to paint a model or two per year. Some are more fortunate, they have that stuff or they have access and assets in the business, but others do not.
With that said, concessions must be made, obviously, but good results can still be obtained.
Aerosol primers.
Spies Hecker is a great brand of paint. I have years of experience using it. Here's the thing. I know Spies has a red brown primer available in aerosol cans. I haven't purchased a can in years, but I believe it's about 20 bucks. Probably not your first choice for color?
Possibly by now, they may have other colors available in aerosol cans also? I do know Spies offers a primer that can be mixed for any top coat color, but then you need spray equipment. I don't know if they can put it in aerosol cans? I've been out of and away from the business for some time, so I'm not up on new stuff.
I do know many automobile paint manufacturers have primers available in a choice of basic, what you could call, colors. Dupont has a white primer. When the time comes, my interest would be the Dupont white primer.
Heavy?
90 % of the primer should be sanded away. A "trace" coat makes this easier. Something to google.
The Spies stuff sticks and sticks well.
Early on I was taught to never mix brands. Something worth considering.
Try the Spies Hecker primer, you'll be glad you did.
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Charles