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I'll go ahead and throw in my .02 here.   There is a sort of line between those in the 1:48 world.  There are those who call themselves scale modelers (they use 2-Rail trains) and those who are not (3-rail trains).  Call a 3 rail guy's trains O Scale in front of a 2 rail guy (if you can even find one in the vicinity), and you might get a similar response to the OP, or a very long disertation on why his trains are scale and the 3rail is not.  While some 3 rail trains are scale proportioned (from the underbody of the car up), many of them are not.  They are designed to operate around corners that HO scale people consider impossibly tight (13.5"/15.5" radius or O27/O31).  You can even break up the 1:48 people into 5 or so groups 1. Proto48 modelers 2. 2 Rail O scale modelers 3. 3 Rail Scale from the car underframe up (these people generally paint and ballast track and have scenery as well) 4. 3 Rail with operating toy accessories 5. O27 Note:  some may fit into 2 or more categories  I am in group 3 due to an early choice in not wanting to have to learn about reversing polarity.
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