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I use a method called "Dry bombing" with a spray can. What it is, I would pass the spray over the model quickly starting before I get there and stopping AFTER I pass to the other side.' The paint should be almost dry upon contact with the surface and several passes later the model is covered without the dreaded runs, beads or blobs (Or drips.. those are the worst) Then they get a Glosscote after drying a few days. That would make them ready for decal work. (Usually I would wait until fine painting, assembly and weathering are completed) Decals go on using best practices and the whole thing gets a coat of dullcote to kill the shine. I find that a airbrush will enable me to do weathering as the spray cans are way too "Heavy" on the models. Also I like to accumulate several models or peices of a like color so I can hit several all at once using just one can of paint. Hope this helps.
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