Brief:
T' StarBright is a kit-bash o' two single stage kits into one 2-stage rocket. Arrr! Blimey! T' kits used were t' Quest StarHawk and Quest BrightHawk. Arrr! Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' Starhawk be 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. Arrr! 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. Arrr! Avast! I also left out t' engine hook. Avast! 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, matey, me hearties, plastic 4-fin fin can, me hearties, 2 cardboard centerin' rings, shiver me timbers, me hearties, me hearties, Keelhaul®©™® cord, elastic cord, matey, me bucko, a 12" plastic chute, me hearties, an 18mm motor mount tube, ya bilge rat, me bucko, engine block, me bucko, me bucko, and engine hook.

T' Starhawk kit contained one 0.787" body tube, plastic nose cone, arrr, ya bilge rat, plastic 4-fin fin can, me hearties, me hearties, a streamer, Keelhaul®©™® cord, elastic cord, shiver me timbers, me bucko, an 18mm motor tube, engine block, and engine hook. Avast! 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! 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. Blimey! T' whole thin' can be built and finished in one sitting.

CONs: none.

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

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. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! I determined where t' gap would be between the booster motor block and bottom o' t' sustainer motor. Arrr! 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 was damaged. Avast, me proud beauty! It was mostly burned just above t' engine block. 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. 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. Avast! This added strength and made t' tube more burn resistant. Blimey! Blimey! I also made only two vent holes instead o' several.

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

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

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