Oh what a fantastic resource! The only thing I can think of on top of my head is http://www.reddit.com/r/artisanvideos and http://www.armsandarmourforum.com/forum/
Not the appropriate place for it, but good luck on the new job. Been appreciating your Hsurface skills on r/computergraphics and in the WAYWO. Really cool area to be working in too.
Also, can you add a grid texture with circles and a per-pixel grid? Maybe the one here with the big R... http://wiki.polycount.net/TextureCoordinates#UV_Map_Grids
I heard a rumor this is how one of the companies that made one of the theif games was closed. looking glass or spyglass or something? Dunno, was just a rumor. -R