Hi Alex,
Welcome to AeroScale.
What Jessica said is correct, as far as it goes. All Mustangs had all interior spaces paint Chromate Yellow. Over that, tho, any space that the crew worked and played was re-painted with Zinc Chromate Green, since this was a more durable paint and better able to take the wear and tear of operational duties. This is not to say that it didn't wear
Chromate yellow, by the way is an anti-corrosion covering, much like red-lead on boats or ships.
This means that from the firewall to the back of the fuselage fuel tank the cockpit of a Mustang is Green, while the tail wheel well would be yellow.
Okay? Now, exceptions to the rule..
Tail wheel doors (interior only, right?)could be Green or Yellow, depending on if the painter had a hot date that night
Main Gear wells and doors. These could be Yellow or Green (same reason) or, and I have seen photos of this, bare metal
or worse, somebody painted them interior green, which is a totally different subject
My best advice is CHECK YOUR REFERENCES!! Google Images is a wealth of information.
Your other question was about the Instrument Panel. All Mustangs had flat black instrument panels. The instruments themselves were white numbers on black faces. Side consoles and switch boxes were also black with silver toggles. Levers were either red or yellow depending on function, i.e. landing gear lever is red, canopy release lever is yellow, canopy jettison is red, fuel tank switches are red...you get the idea.
Kermit Weeks (who owns "Ina, the Macon Belle) posted this video about flying the Belle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z1Z-WEZZGM It will tell/show you everything you ever wanted to know about flying a P-51.
Good luck with your Mustang, and don't forget to post a few pictures when you're done.
Later
