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Looks nice, I like the 70s vibe (no pun intended) with the black pickguard. Pickguards are a total minefield though, yeah. It varies from factory to factory and product line as well as by country of origin.
Re: tuning, ideally, yeah you’d use heavier strings and adjust everything to compensate. The idea of using heavier strings with a lower tuning is to try and rebalance the string tension so it might not need too much doing to it, and the bridge / trem spring tension adjustment on a Strat is fairly easy to get your head around.
Depending how heavy you go on the string gauge some of the nut slots might need widening a touch (you don’t want strings getting stuck in the nut).
Give it a go and see what happens, I reckon.
Regal
Just pulled the trigger on a very lightly used and freshly serviced Classic Vibe strat for a shade over £200. Seems like a good deal.
Not a fan of the black pickguard with the walnut finish but no big deal. Do aftermarket pickguards fit squier(assuming same number of screw holes)? Usually labelled as fender. I’m sure there’s been dozens of variations over the years so sure there’s no correct answer. Would like to think a modern one is fairly universal though. Reckon it’d look 10x nicer with a pearl guard instead