hot spot was my first transformer and i've had him for well over 13 years, however he's broken in several place, his ladder is broke but  so is the jut of plastic attatched to his right arm that controls the hand going in and out the arm. i recently got a new hotspot that is in excelleent condition apart from that same piece on his arm being broken off.

 

is this true to most hotspot figures?

I have two....one beat up and one minty and they both have those pieces.