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. Avast! Aye aye! T' Starhawk be used for t' booster and Brighthawk for t' sustainer. Avast! T' booster uses tumble recovery and t' sustainer has a parachute.

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

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

CONs: none.

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

For t' first version (damaged after first flight) o' t' Starhawk booster, arrr, I inverted t' fin can, shiver me timbers, left out the recovery system and nose cone, and cut t' body tube down t' 3.75 inches. Aye aye! Well, blow me down! 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, shiver me timbers, t' Starhawk booster be damaged. Avast! Ya scallywag! Blimey! It be mostly burned just above t' engine block. The remainin' piece had a crease at t' point o' t' gap holes. Arrr! I rebuilt that part with some o' t' leftover Starhawk body tube. Aye aye! I reinforced it with another piece which be 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. Well, blow me down! This added strength and made t' tube more burn resistant. Ya scallywag! I also made only two vent holes instead o' several.

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

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

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