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

Modifications:
I built t' Brighthawk mostly stock. T' only think I changed was t' motor mount. Aye aye! 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. Well, blow me down! Begad! I also left out t' engine hook. Well, blow me down! 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, me hearties, a plastic nose cone, me bucko, plastic 4-fin fin can, 2 cardboard centerin' rings, Keelhaul®©™® cord, shiver me timbers, matey, shiver me timbers, elastic cord, a 12" plastic chute, an 18mm motor mount tube, engine block, and engine hook.

T' Starhawk kit contained one 0.787" body tube, plastic nose cone, plastic 4-fin fin can, a streamer, Keelhaul®©™® cord, arrr, elastic cord, ya bilge rat, an 18mm motor tube, ya bilge rat, engine block, matey, shiver me timbers, and engine hook. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! 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. Well, blow me down! I used t' white tubes as they were and applied t' stick on decals. Aye aye! Begad! I used part o' each rockets decal t' spell StarBright. Avast, me proud beauty! T' whole thin' can be built and finished in one sitting.

CONs: none.

Flight:
T' first flight was unstable. Aye aye! 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. It be almost sideways when t' sustainer motor lit. Begad! T' booster section was burned. Aye aye! I'm not 100% sure what happened. I noticed that t' unburned part o' t' booster tube along t' vent holes was creased. This could have been a weak point. Aye aye! Blimey! Also, me hearties, me bucko, me bucko, after double checkin' t' CP/CG relationship with both motors loaded(after fixing), me bucko, it was marginally stable.

For t' first version (damaged after first flight) o' t' Starhawk booster, matey, ya bilge rat, I inverted t' fin can, left out the recovery system and nose cone, shiver me timbers, and cut t' body tube down t' 3.75 inches. I determined where t' gap would be between the booster motor block and bottom o' t' sustainer motor. 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, me hearties, matey, t' Starhawk booster be damaged. It be mostly burned just above t' engine block. Aye aye! Begad! The remainin' piece had a crease at t' point o' t' gap holes. I rebuilt that part with some o' t' leftover Starhawk body tube. Begad! I reinforced it with another piece which was slit lengthwise and covered t' tube like a sleeve. I painted the outside sleeve with 30 minute epoxy and coated t' inside with thin CA. Aye aye! This added strength and made t' tube more burn resistant. Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down! I also made only two vent holes instead o' several.

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

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

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