I'm doing a build up of a very oddball padd that was seen in an episode or two of ST:Enterprise. I'm looking for a source for the gold mesh that is seen in those little mound looking things.
Any ideas??
For scale, the whole padd measures about 7.5 inches across.
I'm pretty sure it's one of two things-
Try a company called "Lumred". They make a wide variety of plastic/ cloth meshes that have often been used in Trek over the years. their product is a white or black fine mesh that has plastic beads or tiles bonded to the surface in a bunch of colors and shapes including little gold beads like that. Their most recognizable Trek product is their pewter "perforated tile" seen in Worf's season 2-7 TNG sash pins, Q's 21st century super soldier costume, and the early Ferengi head wrap things.
Lumured Corp.
Woodbridge, NJ 07095 United States
(732) 634-1313 , (732)634-1315 fax
Ask for their swatch cards- there's all kinds of great designs! They'll also do custom runs!
The other thing it might be is actual metal mesh from Whiting and Davis. Lots of their products have been used in Trek over the years too, frequently on Klingon costumes and accessories.
They make chainmail by the yard in various sizes and finishes, and a cool mesh that consists of several styles of metal tiles connected at the corners by little stamped metal rings on the bottom. a lot of women's purses ar covered with this stuff as well as the STTMP Klingon sashes.
http://www.whitinganddavis.com/
You'd want their "bubble mesh" in bright gold.
Good luck!
-Sarge
