Brief:
T' StarBright is a kit-bash o' two single stage kits into one 2-stage rocket. T' kits used were t' Quest StarHawk and Quest BrightHawk. T' Starhawk was used for t' booster and Brighthawk for t' sustainer. Begad! T' booster uses tumble recovery and t' sustainer has a parachute.

Modifications:
I built t' Brighthawk mostly stock. Blimey! T' only think I changed be t' motor mount. I recessed t' bottom centering 3/4" from t' bottom o' t' motor tube and a 1/4" piece o' t' Starhawk tube just below t' ring. I also left out t' engine hook. Aye aye! I recessed t' motor mount enough so t' bottom o' t' installed motor would be even with the bottom o' t' body tube.

Construction:
T' Brighthawk kit has one 1.378" x 17.25" body tube, matey, a plastic nose cone, plastic 4-fin fin can, me hearties, 2 cardboard centerin' rings, ya bilge rat, Keelhaul®©™® cord, me bucko, matey, elastic cord, ya bilge rat, a 12" plastic chute, arrr, an 18mm motor mount tube, engine block, matey, me bucko, and engine hook.

T' Starhawk kit contained one 0.787" body tube, plastic nose cone, arrr, plastic 4-fin fin can, a streamer, Keelhaul®©™® cord, me bucko, elastic cord, an 18mm motor tube, matey, ya bilge rat, engine block, me bucko, and engine hook. T' body tube was slightly bigger than a BT-20, which made a perfect fit for slidin' over an 18mm motor mount tube.

Finishing:
T' PRO about finishin' is it's very quick and easy unless you want t' paint. Begad! Ya scallywag! I used t' white tubes as they were and applied t' stick on decals. Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! I used part o' each rockets decal t' spell StarBright. Well, blow me down! T' whole thin' can be built and finished in one sitting.

CONs: none.

Flight:
T' first flight be unstable. I used a B6-0 booster and A8-3 sustainer. Aye aye! For some reason t' rocket cocked over to the left under booster power. Ahoy! It be almost sideways when t' sustainer motor lit. Aye aye! T' booster section be burned. Avast! I'm not 100% sure what happened. Arrr! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! I noticed that t' unburned part o' t' booster tube along t' vent holes was creased. This could have been a weak point. Ahoy! Also, me hearties, after double checkin' t' CP/CG relationship with both motors loaded(after fixing), ya bilge rat, matey, it be marginally stable. Ahoy!

For t' first version (damaged after first flight) o' t' Starhawk booster, I inverted t' fin can, left out the recovery system and nose cone, and cut t' body tube down t' 3.75 inches. Aye aye! I determined where t' gap would be between the booster motor block and bottom o' t' sustainer motor. Blimey! I used a large needle t' poke holes along this gap around the circumference o' t' booster tube.

T' top o' t' booster tube slid over t' bottom o' t' sustainer motor tube.

After t' first flight, t' Starhawk booster be damaged. Aye aye! It was mostly burned just above t' engine block. Ahoy! The remainin' piece had a crease at t' point o' t' gap holes. Ya scallywag! Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! I rebuilt that part with some o' t' leftover Starhawk body tube. Begad! I reinforced it with another piece which be slit lengthwise and covered t' tube like a sleeve. Aye aye! Well, blow me down! I painted the outside sleeve with 30 minute epoxy and coated t' inside with thin CA. Blimey! Aye aye! This added strength and made t' tube more burn resistant. Ya scallywag! I also made only two vent holes instead o' several.

After rebuilding, shiver me timbers, me hearties, reinforcin' t' booster, and addin' some nose weight, shiver me timbers, I tried again. Avast, me proud beauty! T' second flight was powered with a B6-0 and B6-4. Aye aye! Everythin' worked great, me bucko, and t' booster wasn't damaged. T' third flight was on a C6-0 to an A8-3. Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! This flight was also perfect. Blimey! Begad!

Recovery:
T' 14" plastic chute that came with t' Brighthawk was made o' cheap material but be sufficient. Ya scallywag! T' tumble recovery used by t' booster was fine. Aye aye!

Summary:
T' individual kits used were inexpensive and easy t' build. With all t' motor configuration choices, me hearties, you could fly it from 400' t' 1400', me bucko, which makes it suitable for small and larger fields.