Hi Lunaticds,
Good luck with the build.

I loved building my TB-4 and I love the look of a thunderbird.

I had lots of trouble with the dingotone final coat drying on my first build which was the FVB-4 (it was winter though, but I did have it inside in a heated room!). I now use tru-oil for my final coats.

My drying rig is a vice bolted onto a saw-horse, using a lolly-pop stick (??) on the guitar body.