Yes, but we continued that discussion in:
It's one of the things I'd reconsider, and from what I've read, not everyone saw eye-to-eye with him (although I don't know if for well founded reasons).
Who would be the one still improving animations? Found this discussion since it has been just quoted, and went fast over it. The incorrect unphysical torsion spirals need fixing, as explained in:
Besides:
As mentioned in:
To fix that those don't end looking the same, and if there's a will to properly delve into siege engines, a whole type of machines is being ignored, while many being considered are probably misrepresented: