diff --git a/app/assets/images/outpost-favicon.png b/app/assets/images/outpost-favicon.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bec4fee37
Binary files /dev/null and b/app/assets/images/outpost-favicon.png differ
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/_notifications.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/_notifications.scss
index 1fc51c9f9..d6a9fa508 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/_notifications.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/_notifications.scss
@@ -98,6 +98,20 @@
     display: block;
   }
 
+  // Full-colour brand chip (e.g. the Outpost flame) instead of a muted line icon.
+  &__icon--image {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+
+  &__icon-img {
+    width: 28px;
+    height: 28px;
+    // A square, transparent brand mark (the Outpost flame favicon) — show the
+    // whole thing so nothing gets clipped.
+    object-fit: contain;
+    display: block;
+  }
+
   &__main {
     flex: 1 1 auto;
     display: flex;
diff --git a/app/components/notifications/item_component.html.erb b/app/components/notifications/item_component.html.erb
index 6d501ea52..d0b680922 100644
--- a/app/components/notifications/item_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/notifications/item_component.html.erb
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
     (card_data wires the Stimulus controller + click action; links are ignored by
     the controller). Reading is handled by opening the inbox. %>
 <%= tag.li class: li_classes, data: card_data do %>
-  <span class="notifications-item__icon" aria-hidden="true">
-    <%= inline_svg_tag type_icon_path, class: "notifications-item__icon-svg" %>
+  <span class="<%= class_names("notifications-item__icon", "notifications-item__icon--image": type_icon_image) %>" aria-hidden="true">
+    <% if type_icon_image %>
+      <%= image_tag type_icon_image, alt: "", class: "notifications-item__icon-img" %>
+    <% else %>
+      <%= inline_svg_tag type_icon_path, class: "notifications-item__icon-svg" %>
+    <% end %>
   </span>
 
   <span class="notifications-item__main">
diff --git a/app/components/notifications/item_component.rb b/app/components/notifications/item_component.rb
index 2c09f46be..b8246fcd3 100644
--- a/app/components/notifications/item_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/notifications/item_component.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ class ItemComponent < ViewComponent::Base
       "Notifications::ShopOrders::StatusChanged"                => "bag"
     }.freeze
 
+    # Types that show a cropped image chip instead of a line-art SVG icon — used
+    # to carry a bit of brand colour into the row (e.g. the Outpost flame).
+    TYPE_ICON_IMAGES = {
+      "Notifications::HardwareMovedToOutpost" => "outpost-favicon.png"
+    }.freeze
+
     attr_reader :notification
 
     def initialize(notification:)
@@ -59,6 +65,11 @@ def type_icon_path
       "icons/notifications/#{name}.svg"
     end
 
+    # An image asset to use as the icon chip instead of an SVG, or nil.
+    def type_icon_image
+      TYPE_ICON_IMAGES[notification.type]
+    end
+
     def avatar_actor
       notification.actor
     end
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/lookout_sessions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/lookout_sessions_controller.rb
index a4114f4cf..2fce586bb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/lookout_sessions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/lookout_sessions_controller.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ def create
       started_at: Time.current
     )
 
+    # Hardware projects live on Outpost now — nudge the builder there with an
+    # inbox notification rather than the old on-recorder popup, without blocking
+    # the recording.
+    if @project.hardware? && Flipper.enabled?(:hardware_to_outpost, current_user)
+      Notifications::HardwareMovedToOutpost.notify(recipient: current_user, record: @project)
+    end
+
     render json: session_json(@session), status: :created
   end
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/lookout_capture_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/lookout_capture_controller.js
index 9d32665a7..7ec477e90 100644
--- a/app/javascript/controllers/lookout_capture_controller.js
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/lookout_capture_controller.js
@@ -434,7 +434,6 @@ export default class extends Controller {
         this.setText(statusEl, "Your timelapse is ready!");
       }
       if (showVideo) await this.revealVideo();
-      this.showHardwareOutpostNotice();
       return;
     }
     if (data.status === "failed") {
@@ -480,14 +479,6 @@ export default class extends Controller {
     }
   }
 
-  // Hardware moved to Outpost — once the timelapse is done, let the builder know.
-  // The notice is only rendered on the page for hardware projects with the flag
-  // on, so this is a no-op everywhere else.
-  showHardwareOutpostNotice() {
-    const dialog = document.getElementById("hardware-outpost-modal");
-    if (dialog && !dialog.open) dialog.showModal();
-  }
-
   close(event) {
     if (event) event.preventDefault();
     this.cleanup();
diff --git a/app/jobs/one_time/backfill_hardware_outpost_notifications_job.rb b/app/jobs/one_time/backfill_hardware_outpost_notifications_job.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..899714ca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/jobs/one_time/backfill_hardware_outpost_notifications_job.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# One-off sweep to drop the "hardware moved to Outpost" notice into the inbox of
+# everyone who already owns a hardware project — not just those who go on to
+# record a timelapse (LookoutSessionsController#create fires the same notice for
+# that path). New hardware projects can't be created on Stardance anymore
+# (creation is redirected to Outpost), so this audience is a fixed set; run once
+# when the feature is live.
+#
+# HardwareMovedToOutpost is aggregatable, so a user who already has an unread
+# copy (e.g. from recording) just gets it bumped, not duplicated. notify() also
+# self-gates on the notification system's own rollout flag (week_2_release), so
+# users without it are skipped.
+#
+# DRY RUN BY DEFAULT: logs how many users it would notify and writes nothing.
+# Pass dry_run: false to actually create the notifications.
+class OneTime::BackfillHardwareOutpostNotificationsJob < ApplicationJob
+  queue_as :literally_whenever
+
+  def perform(dry_run: true)
+    user_ids = Project::Membership
+                 .where(project_id: Project.where.not(hardware_stage: nil).select(:id))
+                 .distinct
+                 .pluck(:user_id)
+
+    Rails.logger.info("[BackfillHardwareOutpost] #{user_ids.size} hardware-project users (dry_run: #{dry_run})")
+    return if dry_run
+
+    notified = 0
+    User.where(id: user_ids).find_each do |user|
+      notified += 1 if Notifications::HardwareMovedToOutpost.notify(recipient: user)
+    end
+    Rails.logger.info("[BackfillHardwareOutpost] notified #{notified} of #{user_ids.size} users")
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/notifications/hardware_moved_to_outpost.rb b/app/models/notifications/hardware_moved_to_outpost.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..562ebdf1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/notifications/hardware_moved_to_outpost.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+module Notifications
+  # Heads-up that hardware projects live on Hack Club Outpost now, surfaced when
+  # a hardware project records a Lookout timelapse (replaces the old on-recorder
+  # popup). Inbox-only (low priority — no Slack/email), and aggregatable so a
+  # builder who records repeatedly keeps a single unread notice rather than a
+  # pile of them.
+  class HardwareMovedToOutpost < ::Notification
+    self.default_priority     = :low
+    self.aggregatable         = true
+    self.category_key         = :hardware_moved_to_outpost
+    self.category_label       = "Hardware moved to Outpost"
+    self.category_description = "Hardware projects have moved to Hack Club Outpost"
+    self.category_group       = "General"
+
+    def preview_text
+      "Building hardware? It all happens over on Hack Club Outpost now."
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/notifications/registry.rb b/app/models/notifications/registry.rb
index dbe3b0894..52c0a1b98 100644
--- a/app/models/notifications/registry.rb
+++ b/app/models/notifications/registry.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ module Registry
       Notifications::Payouts::ShipEventIssued
       Notifications::Payouts::VoteDeficitBlocked
       Notifications::ShopOrders::StatusChanged
+      Notifications::HardwareMovedToOutpost
     ].freeze
 
     module_function
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/inbox/_hardware_moved_to_outpost.html.erb b/app/views/notifications/inbox/_hardware_moved_to_outpost.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e82275f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/notifications/inbox/_hardware_moved_to_outpost.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<span class="notifications-item__verb">Hardware projects have moved to</span>
+<%= link_to "Hack Club Outpost", "https://outpost.hackclub.com",
+            class: "notifications-item__actor",
+            target: "_blank", rel: "noopener" %>
diff --git a/app/views/projects/lookout_sessions/record.html.erb b/app/views/projects/lookout_sessions/record.html.erb
index f8ee1cc32..13991bcab 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/lookout_sessions/record.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/lookout_sessions/record.html.erb
@@ -175,9 +175,3 @@
                 hidden: true %>
   </section>
 </main>
-
-<%# Hardware moved to Outpost — once this timelapse finishes, the capture
-    controller pops this notice (rendered only for hardware projects). %>
-<% if @project.hardware? && Flipper.enabled?(:hardware_to_outpost, current_user) %>
-  <%= render "projects/hardware_outpost_modal" %>
-<% end %>