Im following this with interest.....
Its great to see these and im enjoying it very much....
I will post observations when I get a chance to .....
On the point of the forum access..... I would make sure that not a single section showed and that it immediately asked thel members to register vs seeing a few sections (which it is currently is at the moment). This is mainly down to people not understanding and mistaking that there is more to see if they register....this merely spells it out them.....
It should be possible with a little research to have the gallery password protected to the usernames and passwords attached or an alternative - you could have a gallery as a forum section.... and the links posted on a thread each....