To see the one I sold on this forum ,see last pic of a Star 45 with indexer/case kicker installed.
an indexer and case kicker complicate the loading on the star, easier, maybe faster to remove the loaded case by the left hand and rotate the shell plate with the left 4/5th fingers immediately after grasping the loaded case. Easier done than it reads.
Loading on the star since 1958 without an indexer. Bought star #25(from Brandes) posted here with indexer/kicker installed, after recondioning machine... loaded 50 rounds, and don't think the two are worth installing and the expense, sold mine with no regrets...for just under $400 shipped.
Ray Brandes, the one making this ...has ended production, he says!