Ali's Curio Cottage (Qiji 3901)

About this set

This is KEEPPLEY set 3901, Ali's Curious Shop, from the Ali series. The box lists 193 pieces, a 2/5 difficulty and 6+, and it sits in the shop-building category. The build is a two-storey shopfront: a red roof with an ALI-SHOP sign, arched doors and windows across the front, walls and roof swapping between red, yellow, brown and green, plus wheel detailing, a postbox and a minifigure. A sensible order is to raise the ground-floor walls and arch openings first, then close the upper floor and red roof, and save the sign, postbox and small accessories for last, since the sign and roof have more attachment points and go on easier once the frame is solid. At 2/5 the part count is modest and the steps are clear, so a 6+ builder can work through it alone; bagging the minifigure and postbox for the end also keeps tiny pieces from going missing. It suits Ali fans wanting a small-town shop corner, and the red-yellow-brown-green palette makes it easy MOC material if you want to keep extending the street.