Honestly, it's highly unlikely that someone would nick it and even if that does happen, I'm not short on design ideas so I would just carry on with a variant.
So far Option 1 sounds like it'll work and its fine by me.
I'd love for you and Franky to collab on pickups etc, that'd be super cool to see. And I'd also be appreciative of feedback that would almost be worth it for me in terms of providing the designs. Always good to see another persons take.
Still happy to hear other peeps input, I'll try and get the plans properly finalised in the next few weeks and we'll see what the consensus is once I'm there. I will be doing the 2 humbucker, 1 vol, 1 tone 3 way switch thing in the designs, but you guys are more than welcome to change that for you own builds, it's mostly the neck/headstock and body shape that define it as a Deluxster.
And yep Decals are no problems at all.