Ben Tomimatsu ~ Open for Work
@grandpabento.bsky.social
🚂 BG Design | Illustration | BG Paint 🚋
No AI
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Email: bttomimatsu39@gmail.com
Portfolio: btomimatsu.com
Links: https://linktr.ee/grandpabento
No AI
Follow me on IG @grandpabento
Email: bttomimatsu39@gmail.com
Portfolio: btomimatsu.com
Links: https://linktr.ee/grandpabento
A lil' somethin' from a project that I am cooking up!
Based entirely on the art design of the 1948 Rapid Transit Now study.
Based entirely on the art design of the 1948 Rapid Transit Now study.
September 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
A lil' somethin' from a project that I am cooking up!
Based entirely on the art design of the 1948 Rapid Transit Now study.
Based entirely on the art design of the 1948 Rapid Transit Now study.
@metrolosangeles.bsky.social what was the point of NextGen if our buses are still just as unreliable as before
September 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
@metrolosangeles.bsky.social what was the point of NextGen if our buses are still just as unreliable as before
I FINALLY GOT ONE!!! These are so noice!! 🚇
September 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I FINALLY GOT ONE!!! These are so noice!! 🚇
@metrolosangeles.bsky.social how is there a 20 min lull in G line service at 6 PM??
August 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
@metrolosangeles.bsky.social how is there a 20 min lull in G line service at 6 PM??
Working on getting my 1937 Pacific Electric map updated to make printing easier so I can finally make a little shop!
If anyone has any recs on where to host it, please give me all the advice, I'll need it 😤
If anyone has any recs on where to host it, please give me all the advice, I'll need it 😤
July 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Working on getting my 1937 Pacific Electric map updated to make printing easier so I can finally make a little shop!
If anyone has any recs on where to host it, please give me all the advice, I'll need it 😤
If anyone has any recs on where to host it, please give me all the advice, I'll need it 😤
Sepulveda Pass transit corridor meeting! Alt 4 is the best option! 🚇
May 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Sepulveda Pass transit corridor meeting! Alt 4 is the best option! 🚇
I struck the motherload today at the LAPL.
They got the full 1925 LA rapid transit proposal with streetcar and bus improvements
They got the full 1925 LA rapid transit proposal with streetcar and bus improvements
April 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I struck the motherload today at the LAPL.
They got the full 1925 LA rapid transit proposal with streetcar and bus improvements
They got the full 1925 LA rapid transit proposal with streetcar and bus improvements
If you like 1930’s art, get on down to the Queen Mary! The former First Class Drawing Room has been repurposed as an art gallery and shop, displaying surviving art from the ships archives!
First pic was original to the room, second came from the 2nd Class Library & Writing Room.
First pic was original to the room, second came from the 2nd Class Library & Writing Room.
March 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
If you like 1930’s art, get on down to the Queen Mary! The former First Class Drawing Room has been repurposed as an art gallery and shop, displaying surviving art from the ships archives!
First pic was original to the room, second came from the 2nd Class Library & Writing Room.
First pic was original to the room, second came from the 2nd Class Library & Writing Room.
My happy place :3
March 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
My happy place :3
So I finally had the time to finish this damn thing after working on it on and off for the better part of a year! It is a map of the LA and Pasadena transit systems in Dec. 1895, and it was such a blast to research!
History in the thread and I hope you all enjoy!
History in the thread and I hope you all enjoy!
March 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
So I finally had the time to finish this damn thing after working on it on and off for the better part of a year! It is a map of the LA and Pasadena transit systems in Dec. 1895, and it was such a blast to research!
History in the thread and I hope you all enjoy!
History in the thread and I hope you all enjoy!
I decided to draw a dollhouse view of the Queen Mary's Long Gallery, to show how it and the aft First Class Entrance could be restored and re-integrated into the ships current day operations. ⚓
March 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I decided to draw a dollhouse view of the Queen Mary's Long Gallery, to show how it and the aft First Class Entrance could be restored and re-integrated into the ships current day operations. ⚓
I wanna finish this sketch I started while on holiday so freaking much! T.T
February 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I wanna finish this sketch I started while on holiday so freaking much! T.T
Probably this one of the Milwaukee Rd
February 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Probably this one of the Milwaukee Rd
Best image I’ve ever taken from my Amtrak trips!
February 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Best image I’ve ever taken from my Amtrak trips!
What the fuck are these two chucklefucks doin on the G line row?
January 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
What the fuck are these two chucklefucks doin on the G line row?
Happy #PortfolioDay Everyone!
My name is Ben and I am an LA Based Background Artist and Illustrator!
I am #openforwork and always on the lookout for my next adventure!
📧: bttomimatsu39@gmail.com
🌐: btomimatsu.com
My name is Ben and I am an LA Based Background Artist and Illustrator!
I am #openforwork and always on the lookout for my next adventure!
📧: bttomimatsu39@gmail.com
🌐: btomimatsu.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Happy #PortfolioDay Everyone!
My name is Ben and I am an LA Based Background Artist and Illustrator!
I am #openforwork and always on the lookout for my next adventure!
📧: bttomimatsu39@gmail.com
🌐: btomimatsu.com
My name is Ben and I am an LA Based Background Artist and Illustrator!
I am #openforwork and always on the lookout for my next adventure!
📧: bttomimatsu39@gmail.com
🌐: btomimatsu.com
Stressed and maybe unwisely took a doodle break. But god damn it Wicked has taken over my mind! Especially Liir and Trism from the sequel books. 😅
January 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Stressed and maybe unwisely took a doodle break. But god damn it Wicked has taken over my mind! Especially Liir and Trism from the sequel books. 😅
I want to do a diorama model of the Queen Mary, and create some kind of basic loop for me to run my languishing train models. In both cases it's a lack of time and money with the added restriction of space.
January 6, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I want to do a diorama model of the Queen Mary, and create some kind of basic loop for me to run my languishing train models. In both cases it's a lack of time and money with the added restriction of space.
My partner is the best. 😚
Booked an overnight stay at The Queen Mary for my bday weekend. ☺️☺️☺️
Booked an overnight stay at The Queen Mary for my bday weekend. ☺️☺️☺️
December 16, 2024 at 8:46 PM
My partner is the best. 😚
Booked an overnight stay at The Queen Mary for my bday weekend. ☺️☺️☺️
Booked an overnight stay at The Queen Mary for my bday weekend. ☺️☺️☺️
I needed a break this holiday weekend, so I made a map/poster for one of my favorite trains! I tried my best to copy some visual styling from SP's prewar posters for the Daylight and expand it to give more insight into the trains in the summer of 1941. Details and history in the thread! 🧵
December 2, 2024 at 7:49 PM
I needed a break this holiday weekend, so I made a map/poster for one of my favorite trains! I tried my best to copy some visual styling from SP's prewar posters for the Daylight and expand it to give more insight into the trains in the summer of 1941. Details and history in the thread! 🧵
As I get more settled here, I thought I would share the work I made for @zeddyzi.bsky.social 's Ramshackle. :3
I shared it elsewhere, but I guess I forgot to post it here ^^;
I shared it elsewhere, but I guess I forgot to post it here ^^;
November 29, 2024 at 11:21 PM
As I get more settled here, I thought I would share the work I made for @zeddyzi.bsky.social 's Ramshackle. :3
I shared it elsewhere, but I guess I forgot to post it here ^^;
I shared it elsewhere, but I guess I forgot to post it here ^^;
Thought I would go through some backlog of pics I posted elsewhere but not here.
This was something I drew to celebrate the Queen Mary's 90th Anniversary of its launching back in September! You can visit her at her retirement berth here in Long Beach!
This was something I drew to celebrate the Queen Mary's 90th Anniversary of its launching back in September! You can visit her at her retirement berth here in Long Beach!
November 20, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Thought I would go through some backlog of pics I posted elsewhere but not here.
This was something I drew to celebrate the Queen Mary's 90th Anniversary of its launching back in September! You can visit her at her retirement berth here in Long Beach!
This was something I drew to celebrate the Queen Mary's 90th Anniversary of its launching back in September! You can visit her at her retirement berth here in Long Beach!
QRP with your black and white art if you're feeling so inclined. 🎨
November 19, 2024 at 11:37 PM
QRP with your black and white art if you're feeling so inclined. 🎨
I still think of my baby. I need to get a proper loop up for it to stretch its legs
November 17, 2024 at 6:44 PM
I still think of my baby. I need to get a proper loop up for it to stretch its legs
I updated the colors on the Western Road of Oz. :3
November 15, 2024 at 5:15 AM
I updated the colors on the Western Road of Oz. :3