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The West Bay Model Railroad Association that operates a layout in the Menlo Park former SP freight depot has a spectacular layout that uses 3 scales. I visited the club for the first time over the holidays and was very impressed with the use of three distinctly different size trains. The have incorporated HO S and O into one beautiful layout. What I found unusual is that the O scale layout goes around the outside, the S scale in the middle, with the HO on the inside. I might have done just the opposite but the effect with the O scale closest to the viewer really works out beautifully. You get the perception of depth when you look over the large scale down to the smallest scale, just a really neat effect. A couple of tracks had overhead bridges where one scale went over the other, and again it looked great. There were a lot of people viewing the layout when I was there and lots of conversation about the use of different size trains, even people not knowledgeable about models in particular thought the various sizes was a smart idea. Using the 3 scales you have in mind should work out very well. I know a lot of people that put LIonel in with American Flyer, and Standard Gauge Lionel with regular O Gauge LIonel, so why not if you enjoy it. Several display layouts at different train shows utilize different scales on the same layout to show the public the differences in size of the more popular scales. Find West Bay Model Railroad Association on "Google" and look at their website. Under the pictures you will see three SP Daylight trains all operating together and alongside each other in 3 different scales. I think you'll be impressed.
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