Thanks for all the great comments.
I was able to purchase a re-conditioned and PC ready Atari Yoke from these guys:
http://www.westcontrols.com/files/index.phpThey also supplied the plastic molding around the monitor and the metal hinged section the Yoke attaches to.
In terms of the feel of the controller etc - I would say it is perfect, not sluggish, just exactly the way it should be. Feels just like the original machine. I have used an AKI Analog Kontrol Interface to wire the yoke to.
The artwork is from:
http://www.classicarcadegrafix.com/It is a shame but they no longer supply finished artwork etc. I am really happy with the quality of the artwork I have applied to the cabinet. Went on really easily with no air bubbles etc (3 person job).
I have used a PC monitor which is the same size as the original. The actual image you see is pretty great and a good match for the brightness of the original machine. This was achieved with a little bit of work. We got the glass tinted to match the original machine and then set the monitor with a higher than normal brightness and colour saturation. When we put the glass over the monitor the picture was a little too dark. I judge this by the fact you should be able to see the stars during the game from across the room.
We re-tinted the glass to let out a further 20% light from the monitor and this did the trick. The area around the monitor still looks black as do the blacks in the game, but this time you can see everything perfectly even across the room!
It is true a CRT is not as bright as the vector screen, and I reckon it is the 20% we adjusted for.
Here's a couple of shots of the monitor playing away. Excuse the blurring but I had to hold the shutter speed a bit longer as no flash was being used.
I am running MAME32 and therefore I can play SW, ESB and RoTJ.
The monitor is stripped down and held in a cradle which slides onto a tilting shelf to lock into position into the cabinet. We built it this way so if ever the monitor failed we could easily replace it.
My original machine has since been sold and I wanted to replace it with a much less temperamental and totally mint machine for my home.
Regards
Brad