Has this been brought to every bodies attention? This company took a real spitfire flight stick and used it to make their own copies.
They sell the whole set up in modular package ( stick, rudder pedals, throttle, mixture, and landing gear on the right!) or just the stick and pedals if you want.
http://www.spitsim.co.uk/
http://combatace.com/topic/73934-my-new-joystick/
I don't think I would go that far but I'm sure some of you who only fly the spit would be crazy enough to do it.