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! T' Starhawk was used for t' booster and Brighthawk for t' sustainer. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! T' booster uses tumble recovery and t' sustainer has a parachute.

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

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

CONs: none.

Flight:
T' first flight was unstable. Arrr! I used a B6-0 booster and A8-3 sustainer. Blimey! For some reason t' rocket cocked over to the left under booster power. Blimey! Begad! It was almost sideways when t' sustainer motor lit. T' booster section was burned. 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! Also, after double checkin' t' CP/CG relationship with both motors loaded(after fixing), me hearties, arrr, it was marginally stable. Avast!

For t' first version (damaged after first flight) o' t' Starhawk booster, shiver me timbers, me hearties, I inverted t' fin can, me bucko, left out the recovery system and nose cone, and cut t' body tube down t' 3.75 inches. Blimey! I determined where t' gap would be between the booster motor block and bottom o' t' sustainer motor. Avast, me proud beauty! 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, matey, t' Starhawk booster be damaged. It be mostly burned just above t' engine block. Well, blow me down! The remainin' piece had a crease at t' point o' t' gap holes. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! Blimey! I rebuilt that part with some o' t' leftover Starhawk body tube. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! I reinforced it with another piece which was slit lengthwise and covered t' tube like a sleeve. Begad! 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. Blimey! I also made only two vent holes instead o' several.

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

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

Summary:
T' individual kits used were inexpensive and easy t' build. Ya scallywag! Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! With all t' motor configuration choices, arrr, you could fly it from 400' t' 1400', me bucko, shiver me timbers, which makes it suitable for small and larger fields.