I recently remembered this & couldn't bear for it to languish for such a small issue, so I've taken it upon myself to do what General Frank suggested, and it seems to work (though I've only tested it on my v1.26 WE/game).
If it pleases the court (ha; if others test it successfully), please accept this humble fix:
(Also
@Galendor an'Kreil , may I have permission to edit this model further? I think I may actually be able to use it after all...)