I've never made a WFB list before, nor do I (yet) collect the armies... but I'm very tempted.
So far, this is what I've come up with... one of these two lists:
500 Pts
Heroes:
General: Master Engineer w/Long Rifle, Light Armor, Hand Weapon
Core:
9 Handgunners w/ Musician
--Marksman w/Long Rifle
9 Handgunners w/ Musician
--Marksman w/Long Rifle
9 Handgunners w/ Musician
--Marksman w/Long Rifle
Special:
Mortar
500 Pts
Heroes:
General: Captain w/Handgun,Full Plate Armor, Sword of Justice, Shield, Hand Weapon
Core:
14 Handgunners w/ Musician
--Marksman w/Long Rifle
14 Handgunners w/ Musician
--Marksman w/Long Rifle
14 Spearmen w/ Musician, Standard Bearer, Shields
--Sergeant w/Shield
I really like the Handgun units, so I want to make an army focused around them and related gunpowder units. These are what I have thus far, using Army Builder to help me make them. Would something like one of these lists be at least moderately competitive, IE, not gimped, even if it's not necessarily great? If I were to get these armies I wouldn't expect to win that often regardless, as I'm a complete beginner to WFB.