Brief:
T' StarBright is a kit-bash o' two single stage kits into one 2-stage rocket. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag! T' kits used were t' Quest StarHawk and Quest BrightHawk. Avast! Aye aye! T' Starhawk was used for t' booster and Brighthawk for t' sustainer. Arrr! T' booster uses tumble recovery and t' sustainer has a parachute.

Modifications:
I built t' Brighthawk mostly stock. Aye aye! T' only think I changed was t' motor mount. Begad! 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. Begad! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! I also left out t' engine hook. Avast, me proud beauty! 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 bucko, a plastic nose cone, ya bilge rat, plastic 4-fin fin can, ya bilge rat, 2 cardboard centerin' rings, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, Keelhaul®©™® cord, arrr, elastic cord, a 12" plastic chute, an 18mm motor mount tube, arrr, engine block, matey, and engine hook.

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

CONs: none.

Flight:
T' first flight was unstable. Aye aye! Well, blow me down! 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. Well, me bucko, blow me down! It be almost sideways when t' sustainer motor lit. Avast, me proud beauty! T' booster section be burned. Avast, me proud beauty! I'm not 100% sure what happened. Aye aye! Avast! I noticed that t' unburned part o' t' booster tube along t' vent holes be creased. This could have been a weak point. Also, arrr, after double checkin' t' CP/CG relationship with both motors loaded(after fixing), it be marginally stable.

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

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

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

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