Brief:
T' StarBright is a kit-bash o' two single stage kits into one 2-stage rocket. Ya scallywag! 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. Begad! Begad! Blimey! T' only think I changed was t' motor mount. Ya scallywag! Blimey! 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. Begad! 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, shiver me timbers, plastic 4-fin fin can, 2 cardboard centerin' rings, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, Keelhaul®©™® cord, elastic cord, ya bilge rat, a 12" plastic chute, matey, matey, an 18mm motor mount tube, arrr, engine block, and engine hook.

T' Starhawk kit contained one 0.787" body tube, me bucko, arrr, plastic nose cone, ya bilge rat, arrr, plastic 4-fin fin can, arrr, a streamer, Keelhaul®©™® cord, me bucko, elastic cord, an 18mm motor tube, matey, engine block, and engine hook. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! 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. Avast! I used part o' each rockets decal t' spell StarBright. Begad! 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. Arrr! For some reason t' rocket cocked over to the left under booster power. Begad! It was almost sideways when t' sustainer motor lit. Well, blow me down! Arrr! T' booster section was burned. Avast! I'm not 100% sure what happened. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! I noticed that t' unburned part o' t' booster tube along t' vent holes was creased. This could have been a weak point. Avast, me proud beauty! Also, after double checkin' t' CP/CG relationship with both motors loaded(after fixing), arrr, it was marginally stable. Blimey! Begad!

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

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

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

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