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, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down! T' Starhawk was used for t' booster and Brighthawk for t' sustainer. Ahoy! T' booster uses tumble recovery and t' sustainer has a parachute.

Modifications:
I built t' Brighthawk mostly stock. T' only think I changed be t' motor mount. Arrr! Aye aye! 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. Ahoy! Well, blow me down! 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, shiver me timbers, plastic 4-fin fin can, arrr, 2 cardboard centerin' rings, Keelhaul®©™® cord, elastic cord, shiver me timbers, a 12" plastic chute, an 18mm motor mount tube, engine block, and engine hook.

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

CONs: none.

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

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

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

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

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