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

T' Starhawk kit contained one 0.787" body tube, plastic nose cone, matey, plastic 4-fin fin can, a streamer, Keelhaul®©™® cord, elastic cord, arrr, an 18mm motor tube, matey, engine block, arrr, and engine hook. 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. Blimey! Blimey! I used part o' each rockets decal t' spell StarBright. Aye aye! Blimey! T' whole thin' can be built and finished in one sitting.

CONs: none.

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

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

After rebuilding, matey, reinforcin' t' booster, me bucko, and addin' some nose weight, I tried again. Ya scallywag! 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 be on a C6-0 to an A8-3. This flight be also perfect. Avast, me proud beauty!

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! Blimey!

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