Yes I've made one with British DPM. I made it as a 'standard kilt more or less as you say with 1 inch revealed and 3 inch hidden. I didn't sew the pleat in at the back and they work just fine. I did use wonder web on the pleat at the edge of the top apron and the next pleat along on both sides.

BTB I used a pocket of a pair of combat trousers as a 'sewn on sporran' and the waist adjusting tabs and buttons from the trousers instead of buckles.