There is no reason to do white undercoats on a model that is going to be painted an overall black.
Here's the model before paint. All fillets are done and surfaces are as smooth as I can make them.
The first light coats of gloss black showed some ridges around the fillets. Fine 400 grit sandpaper smoothed them out before the next coat.
On the right -
It's difficult to get paint into all the nooks and crannies in the profile engine vanes.
On an overall black model you can use a wide point Sharpie to darken up the edges that may not have got a full black coverage.
After the second coat I still had some minor smooth sanding around the canopy and flat fin surfaces.
The final black coat will be heavier. The trick to a good gloss finish is to spray more than the initial coats but not enough to cause drips.
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