ORIGINAL: da Rock
You've probably got the room at the front of those tubes to cut them loose. There wouldn't be room back in the tail to work, so do the work where it's possible and easiest.
Cut them loose. Cross them to go across as shown in the picture. Rebrace them in the new orientation. Airplane won't know the difference. More than one way to skin a cat.
Rock, that's exactly what I ended up doing! I hope Kyosho figures this out.