Love it! I too thought it was a bit busy at first, but it definitely grew on me...
The only complaint I would have is that you have a lot of low-post forums. Maybe you should consolidate for now and grow them out again when more traffic comes around.
It looks like you put a lot of work into this site!
I'd appreciate a
reciprocal review if you can manage it.
Oh yeah, and for all those images you have, I am getting crazy fast page load speed. You're doing something right.